Lenny Bruce
- Sort Name
- Bruce, Lenny
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1925-10-13
- Place of birth
- Mineola
- Date of death
- 1966-08-03
- Place of death
- Hollywood
Wikipedia
Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy that combined satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon in 2003.
Bruce forged new paths in comedy and counterculture. His trial for obscenity was a landmark of freedom of speech in the United States. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third (behind Richard Pryor and George Carlin) on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Talk Dirty and Influence People | eBook | 9780306825309 | 2016-08-02 |
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- 2023-01-19