Warren Hinckle(1938-2016)

Warren Hinckle was larger-than-life--a brash, iconoclastic, hard-drinking, left-leaning, muckraking journalist, magazine publisher, author, essayist, newspaper columnist and gadfly who flourished in the urban turmoil of late twentieth century San Francisco. Best known for his stints as editor of the magazines Ramparts (1964-69) and Scanlan's Monthly (1970-71), he was also a longtime columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Independent, as well as the author of at least six books on various subjects. He was involved in the life and activity of San Francisco and lived and loved it as his counterparts Mike Royko and Studs Terkel loved Chicago--its people, its traditions, its energy, and it showed in his writings. His irreverent personality and cheerfully warped view of life was cherished by all who knew him, and by all who read his work. He left behind his longtime companion Rita Corso, as well as his three children, five grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.