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Lenny Bruce
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American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
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Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) was an American writer, actor, screenwriter, and journalist associated with the Beat Generation. Born in Mineola, New York, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. His career began in 1947, and he was influenced by Irwin Corey. Bruce was a male atheist who utilized his voice as an instrument, releasing recordings on Philles Records and Fantasy.
He was convicted of obscenity and authored fifteen works, including *How to Talk Dirty and Influence People* and *The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce*. His performances were tagged with stand-up, comedy, and humor. Bruce died of a drug overdose in Hollywood in 1966. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
- The sick humor of Lenny Bruce
- Lenny Bruce--American
- Interviews of our times
- Cómo ser grosero e influir en los demás Memorias de un bocazas
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Film & TV
Mineola, New York, USA
Leonard Alfred Schneider, 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-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. Branded a "sick comic", Bruce was essentially blacklisted from television, and when he did appear these performances was…
Known for
- Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film — Himself (archival footage)2023
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2016
- From Straight to Bizarre — Self2012
- Looking for Lenny — Self (archive footage)2011
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts — Self (archive footage)2009
- Starz Inside: In the Gutter — Self (archive)2008
- Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth — Self (archive footage)1998
- But... Seriously — Self (archive footage)1994
- Death Scenes 2 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1992
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-09-23
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26,754
- Total plays
- 233,274
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Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider in Mineola, New York, was an extremely influential and controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s, whose comedy revolved heavily around the social stigmas and taboos of the era in which he lived. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in New York state history. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lenny+Bruce">Rea
Key facts
- Born
- Leonard Alfred Schneider , ( 1925-10-13 ) October 13, 1925, Mineola, New York , U.S.
- Died
- August 3, 1966 (1966-08-03) (aged 40), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Eden Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupations
- Comedian satirist social critic
- Years active
- 1947–1966
- Spouse
- Honey Bruce ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 )
- Relatives
- Sally Marr (mother)
- Notable work
- The Lenny Bruce Originals The Carnegie Hall Concert Let the Buyer Beware How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
- Medium
- Stand-up television books
- Genres
- Satire political satire black comedy blue comedy
- Subjects
- American culture American politics race relations religion sexuality obscenity
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bruce
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mineola
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- film
- Movement
- Beat Generation
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Fantasy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- lennybruce.org
- Image
- Lenny Bruce 1961.jpg
- Convicted of
- obscenity
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- date of birth
- 1925-10-13
- influenced by
- Irwin Corey
- Commons category
- Lenny Bruce
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- date of death
- 1966-08-03
- manner of death
- accidental death
- place of burial
- Eden Memorial Park
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- P12674
- Ornithosuchidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Bruce third, behind Richard Pryor and George Carlin, on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
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