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Killens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Oliver Killens (1916–1987), American author * Marie Thérèse Killens (born 1927), Canadian politician * Terry Killens (born 1974), American American football player See also * Killen (surname) Killen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Killen (born 1938), American politician * Chris Killen (born 1981), New Zealand football player * Edgar Ray Killen (1925–2018), American criminal * Eric Lyle Killen (1892–1955 ...

John Oliver Killens
John Oliver Killens (January 14, 1916 – October 27, 1987) was an American fiction writer from Georgia. His novels featured elements of African-American life. In his first novel, ''Youngblood'' (1954) Killens first coined the phrase "kicking ass and taking names". He also wrote plays, short stories and essays, and published articles in a range of outlets. Early life and education Killens was born in Macon, Georgia, to Charles Myles Killens, Sr, and Willie Lee Killens. His father encouraged him to read Langston Hughes' writings, and his mother, who was president of the Dunbar Literary Club, introduced him to poetry. Killens was an enthusiastic reader as a child and was inspired by writers such as Hughes and Richard Wright. His great-grandmother’s tales of slavery were another important factor in learning traditional black mythology and folklore, which he later incorporated into his writings. Killens graduated in 1933 from the Ballard Normal School in Macon, a private inst ...
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Marie Thérèse Killens
Marie Thérèse Rollande Killens (born 29 June 1927) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She is an administrator by career. She represented the riding of Saint-Michel, which became known as Saint Michel—Ahuntsic in 1983. Her victories in the 1979, 1980 and 1984 federal elections, earned her terms in the 31st, 32nd and 33rd Canadian Parliament The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984, until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being ...s. She did not campaign in the 1988 federal election and left federal politics at the completion of her third term in office. Electoral record External links * 1927 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Cana ...
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Terry Killens
Terry Deleon Killens (born March 24, 1974) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Killens appeared as a substitute, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams. Killens has been a football official since at least 2013, working in the American Athletic Conference. , Killens was also an official in the Alliance of American Football, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Tra Blake. It was announced in April 2019 that Killens would be joining the NFL officiating staff for the 2019 season, and is wearing uniform number 77, which was previously worn by three-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay (and before that, Mike Pereira Mike Pereira (born April 13, 1950) is a former American football official and later Vice President ...
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