"New York pardons late Lenny Bruce", BBC News (December 23, 2003)
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If I get busted in New York, the freest city in the world, that will be the end of my career.
— Lenny Bruce
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About Lenny Bruce
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.
About Lenny Bruce
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.
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