Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce

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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, freestyle and critical form of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York state, by Governor George Pataki in 2003.

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Lenny Bruce was born on Tuesday, 13 October 1925 in Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA. His full name at birth was Leonard Alfred Schneider. He was best known as a comic. Bruce's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Wednesday, 3 August 1966 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 40. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Lenny attended high school at Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, Long Island, New York, United States. His religion is listed as Jewish. He had dark brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Leonard Alfred Schneider
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Claim to fame
Multiply Obscene Comic.
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Date of birth
13 October 1925
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Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA
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Date of death
3 August 1966
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40 (age at death)
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Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Cause of death
Accidental Overdose (Acute Morphine Poisoning)
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Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Stand-Up Comedian, Social Critic And Satirist.
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Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, Long Island, New York, United States
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