# John Oliver Killens

> John Oliver Killens was an American fiction writer from Georgia. His novels featured elements of African-American life. In his debut novel, Youngblood (1954), Killens coined the phrase "kicking ass and taking names". He also wrote plays, short stories and essays, and published articles in a range of outlets.

*American writer (1916-1987)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-01-14
- **Died:** 1987-10-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Oliver Killens was an American fiction writer from Georgia. His novels featured elements of African-American life. In his debut novel, Youngblood (1954), Killens coined the phrase "kicking ass and taking names". He also wrote plays, short stories and essays, and published articles in a range of outlets.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 12.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Oliver Killens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver_Killens)
- [Килленс, Джон Оливер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [John Killens](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Killens)
- [ჯონ ოლივერ კილენზი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0_%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%96%E1%83%98)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6251244)

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