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Event Details

Circa 1961-1963

Description

Lenny was arrested 15 times in less than two years.

Participants (1)

Name Type Mentions
Lenny person 22 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015366.jpg

Book Excerpt or Narrative Account (likely separate exhibit within House Oversight files) • 1.29 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or biography describing the life of 'Lenny' (likely comedian Lenny Bruce). It details his financial struggles, inability to get bookings, and frequent arrests. It specifically recounts a Christmas where the narrator gave him $500, and a disturbing incident in October 1963 where police officers entered his home without a warrant and brandished a gun.

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Lenny and the narrator standing by an unused swimming pool in Hollywood Hills causing dogs to bark.

Date unknown • Hollywood Hills

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Arrest of Lenny at Café Au Go Go.

1964-01-01 • New York

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Legal trial where Lenny acted as his own attorney.

Date unknown • New York

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Lenny filed suit at U.S. District Court in San Francisco instead of surrendering to NY authorities.

1965-10-13 • San Francisco

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Lenny's death

1966-01-01 • Unknown

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Funeral where sound engineer dropped microphone in grave.

Date unknown • Cemetery

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Interaction in a room where Lenny jokes about stealing and the narrator puts their watch on a bureau.

Date unknown • Unspecified Room

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Meeting in Atlantic City where Lenny was taking Dilaudid.

Date unknown • Atlantic City

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Narrator flew to Chicago to meet Lenny performing at the Gate of Horn.

1962-01-01 • Chicago, Gate of Horn

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Performance by Lenny Bruce involving an Adolf Eichmann impersonation.

Date unknown • Chicago

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Various
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
1
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-20 22:53

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015366.jpg
Date String
Circa 1961-1963

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