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- Birth nameJohn Alexander Sinclair Jr.
- John Sinclair was born on October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Frozen II (2019), John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985) and Moonlighting (1985). He was married to Patricia "Penny" Brown and Magdalene 'Leni' Arndt. He died on April 2, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- SpousesPatricia "Penny" Brown(1989 - April 2, 2024) (his death)Magdalene 'Leni' Arndt(1965 - 1988) (divorced, 2 children)
- Manager of the highly political 1960's rock group, the Motor City Five (or "MC5" for short), which was part of the White Panther Party, an off-shoot of the Black Panther Party.
- In July 1969, he was sentenced to 9 1/2 to 10 years in prison for possession of two marijuana cigarettes (or "joints"). An international outcry against the sentence, which many people saw as a political attack against the New Left, ensued. Sinclair was released in December 1971 after having served twenty-nine months of his sentence.
- John Lennon's song "John Sinclair", which appeared on Lennon's album "Some Time in New York City", was written as plea for his release.
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