Johnny van Doorn
Johnny van Doorn | |
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Johnny van Doorn | |
| Born | Johan van Doorn 12 November 1944 Beekbergen, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 January 1991 (aged 46) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Johnny the Selfkicker |
| Occupation | Writer, performer |
| Language | Dutch |
| Genre | Poetry, short stories |
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Johan "Johnny" van Doorn (12 November 1944 – 26 January 1991) was a Dutch writer, poet, and performer, first in Arnhem, later in the country's capital Amsterdam. As a poet Van Doorn called himself Johnny the Selfkicker, a nickname fulfilled by means of wild, often haphazard, performances, during which he never failed to work himself into a frenzy, often resulting in him collapsing in front of an astonished audience, for example in the middle of a large retail outlet.