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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.
Honey Bruce Friedman (born Harriett Jolliff; August 15, 1927 – September 12, 2005), also known by her professional name Honey Harlow, was an American stripper and showgirl who was married to comedian Lenny Bruce. [1] In 1976, she released her autobiography, titled Honey: The Life and Loves of Lenny's Shady Lady. [2]
Valerie Ritchie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) [1] is a retired American actress. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Lenny's wife, Honey, died in Honolulu in 2005 at the age of 78. Lenny is survived by his daughter Kitty Bruce, 67, who briefly worked as an actress, per IMDb .
Luke Kirby's Emmy-winning portrayal of Lenny Bruce on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has introduced a whole new generation of viewers to the legendary comedian.As a friend, champion and, as of season 4 ...
Spoiler alert! Spoilers ahead for the series finale of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, titled "Four Minutes." Read on at your own risk.While The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel drew plenty of inspiration from ...
Influenced by the stand-up comedy of Lenny Bruce, Rivers co-wrote and starred in a play about Bruce's mother Sally Marr, who was also a comic and influenced her son's development as a comic. After 27 previews, Sally Marr ... and Her Escorts, a play "suggested by the life of Sally Marr" ran on Broadway for 50 performances in May and June 1994 ...
Miner played Lenny Bruce's mother, Sally Marr, in the Bob Fosse film Lenny (1974) with Dustin Hoffman as Lenny Bruce and Valerie Perrine as Honey Bruce. She also appeared in The Swimmer (1968), Willie & Phil (1980), Endless Love (1981), and as the Mother Superior in Mermaids (1990). Her latter-day work in television included an episode of Law ...