Event Details

January 01, 1964

Description

Arrest of Lenny at Café Au Go Go.

Participants (1)

Name Type Mentions
Lenny person 22 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015367.jpg

Narrative / Book Excerpt / Investigative Exhibit • 1.27 MB
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This page appears to be an excerpt from a memoir or narrative included in House Oversight documents (stamped 015367). It describes a scene in Hollywood Hills with a man named 'Lenny' (likely comedian Lenny Bruce) shouting at dogs, and recounts his legal battles following an arrest at the Café Au Go Go in New York involving an obscene joke about Eleanor Roosevelt. The text discusses his legal defense strategy involving a 1931 Albany statute regarding indecent performances.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
New York
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
1
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 18:50

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015367.jpg
Date String
1964 (Historical context of Café Au Go Go arrest)

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