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Publication
Chicago: Playboy Press, 1967
Description
Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. HTML:During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions; he widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, "So many taboos have been lifted and so many comics have rushed through the doors Lenny opened. He utterly changed the world of comedy." Although Bruce died when he was only forty, his influence on the worlds of comedy, jazz, and satire are incalculable. How to Talk Dirty and Influence People remains a brilliant existential account of his life and the forces that made him the most important and controversial entertainer in history.
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LibraryThing member jimmylarue
Enjoyed reading these stories in his own words. If you don't want to read about his legal problems, this isn't the book for you. Much of the book is related to the trials.
As a bookseller in my prior life, I sold quite a few of books related to Lenny, and always meant to read more about him. I'd
As a bookseller in my prior life, I sold quite a few of books related to Lenny, and always meant to read more about him. I'd
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seen his performances online and reading this book brought me back to them; just watched the Hefner Playboy 1959 video- wow... Show Less
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English
Physical description
240 p.; 18 cm