Lenny : a play, based on the life and words of Lenny Bruce / Julian Barry.

viii, 118 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

He was fast, furious, vulgar and funny and changed the face of comedy forever. Legendary American comedian, Lenny Bruce was the epitomy of the sixties, ground-breaking, extremely hip and constantly at odds with authority. He lived life in the fast lane and Julian Barry's biographical play takes us through his extraordinary up's and down's. Born in the mid-20's in New York as Leonard Alfred Schneider, Lenny Bruce first came to prominance in the mid-50's. In 1961 he was imprisoned on obscenity charges. In April 1962 he performed at the Establishment Club in London but was refused permission to land in Britain a year later. He was also banned from Australia after he performed one show in Sydney. In 1963 a LA court found him guilty of illegal possession of drugs. He died in Hollywood on 3 August 1966 aged 40.

2 acts ; 1 set ; 13m, 5w, extras.

0394177622

D B2792L 1972