Lenny Bruce

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:writer
comedian
social criticism
gptkbp:arrested obscenity
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-10-13
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Leonard_Alfred_Schneider
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mineola,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Eden_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath drug overdose
gptkbp:child gptkb:Kitty_Bruce
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-08-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hollywood_Hills,_Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:genre black comedy
satire
observational comedy
political comedy
improvisational comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lenny Bruce
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joan_Rivers
gptkb:Richard_Pryor
gptkb:Robin_Williams
gptkb:George_Carlin
gptkb:Sarah_Silverman
gptkb:Chris_Rock
gptkb:Dave_Chappelle
gptkb:Louis_C.K.
gptkb:Bill_Hicks
gptkb:Lewis_Black
gptkbp:knownFor controversial routines
free speech advocacy
pioneering stand-up comedy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:How_to_Talk_Dirty_and_Influence_People
gptkbp:occupation author
comedian
satire
gptkbp:pardonedBy New York Governor George Pataki (2003)
gptkbp:religion Jewish
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Honey_Harlow
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Lenny_(film)
gptkb:Lenny_(play)
biography Ladies and Gentlemen—Lenny Bruce!!
book Lenny Bruce: Interviews
book Lenny Bruce: Let the Buyer Beware
book Lenny Bruce: Performance Film
book Lenny Bruce: The Essential Lenny Bruce
book The Lenny Bruce Originals
book The Trials of Lenny Bruce
documentary Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
gptkbp:yearsActive 1947–1966
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Richard_Pryor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4