Name
Fass, Bob, 1933-2021 (Former owner)
Title
Unidentified
Abstract
Recording plays of Lenny Bruce doing stand-up comedy (bit about small towns). A man in the studio reads from a biography of Bruce. Another Bruce recording (comedy about Chicago and Shelley Berman) plays. Man in the studio reads more about Bruce and his transformation from satirist to shaman by his revealing of American repression by violating every American taboo.
Collection Name
Bob Fass papers, circa 1960-2011
Archival Context
Series V: Unidentified Recordings, 1958-1972, undated
Subjects
Comedians; Jewish comedians; United States; Bruce, Lenny
Format
sound recordings
Genre
sound recordings
Origin Information
New York (N.Y.)?
Date
1958-1972
Physical Description
1 audio file (15 minutes)
Note (Date note)
Date inferred from inclusive dates of archival collection
Note (Bf number)
BF0929
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-qz8q-s774