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Lenny Bruce Snapshot

First Name

Lenny

Last Name

Bruce

Date of Birth

13 October 1925

Place of Birth

Long Island, New York

Star Sign

Libra

Date of Death

03 August 1966

Ethnicity

White

Religion

Jewish

Claim to Fame

His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was also controversial, eventually leading to the first posthumous pardon in New York history

Gender

Male

Build

Average

Hair Color

Brown - Dark

Place of Death

Los Angeles, California

Cause of Death

Drug Overdose

Nationality

American

Couple Profile

Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial led to the first posthumous pardon in New York history. Bruce`s early comedy career included writing the screenplays for Dance Hall Racket in 1953, which featured himself, his wife, Honey Harlow, and mother, Sally Marr, in roles; Dream Follies in 1954, a low-budget burlesque romp; and a children`s film, The Rocket Man, in 1954. He also released four albums of original material on Berkeley-based Fantasy Records, with rants, comic routines, and satirical interviews on the themes that made him famous: jazz, moral philosophy, politics, patriotism, religion, law, race, abortion, drugs, the Ku Klux Klan, and Jewishness. These albums were later compiled and re-released as The Lenny Bruce Originals. On August 3, 1966, Bruce was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home at 8825 N. Hollywood Blvd. The "official" photo, taken at the scene, showed Bruce lying naked on the floor, a syringe and burned bottle cap nearby, along with various other narcotics paraphernalia. His official cause of death was "acute morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose." He was interred in Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California, but an unconventional memorial on August 21 was controversial enough to keep his name in the spotlight. The service saw over 500 people pay their respects, led by legendary record producer Phil Spector. Cemetery officials had tried to block the ceremony after advertisements for the event encouraged attendees to bring box lunches and noisemakers. Dick Schaap famously eulogized Bruce in Playboy, with the memorable last line: "One last four-letter word for Lenny: Dead. At forty. That`s obscene." Bruce is survived by his daughter, Kitty Bruce, who lives in Pennsylvania.

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce

Full Name at Birth

Leonard Alfred Schneider

Portrayed In

Lenny [1974]

Wikipedia Text

Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 � August 3, 1966), better known by the stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American comedian, social critic and satirist. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in New York state history.

Role ID

Writer, Actor/Actress, Soundtrack

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