| 13 Oct 1925 |
Leonard Alfred Schneider born, Mineola, NY. |
| 19 Oct 1942 |
Joins the U.S. Navy. |
| 1945 |
Honorably discharged from U.S. Navy. |
| 1947 |
Leonard Schneider changes his name to Lenny Bruce. |
| 15 Jun 1951 |
Marries girlfriend Honey Harlowe, whom he describes as having "alabaster breasts." |
| 23 Apr 1951 |
Arrested in Miami FL for impersonating a priest (panhandling) as he solicited "donations" for a "leper colony" run by the "Brother Mathias Foundation" in British Guiana. |
| 24 Apr 1951 |
Found not guilty of priestly panhandling. |
| 15 Jun 1951 |
In Detroit, marries girlfriend Honey Harlowe, whom he describes as having "alabaster breasts." |
| Sep 1951 |
In a serious car accident, wife Honey breaks her hip, and is hospitalized. |
| 30 Jun 1956 |
Arrested for possession of marijuana. |
| 21 Jan 1957 |
Honey and Lenny divorce. |
| 5 Apr 1959 |
Appears on the Steve Allen Show. |
| 4 Apr 1961 |
Plays at Carnegie Hall. |
| 29 Sep 1961 |
Arrested for drug possession, Philadelphia PA. |
| 4 Oct 1961 |
Arrested for obscenity for using the word cocksucker at the Jazz Workshop, San Francisco. |
| 8 Mar 1962 |
Found not guilty for obscenity, San Francisco. |
| 5 Oct 1962 |
Arrested for possession of narcotics, Los Angeles. |
| 17 Oct 1962 |
Arrested for obscenity at The Troubador Club in Los Angeles. |
| 4 Dec 1962 |
Arrested for obscenity at Gate of Horn in Chicago. |
| 12 Feb 1963 |
Arrested for obscenity at The Unicorn in Los Angeles. |
| 23 Feb 1963 |
Arrested for drug possession in Los Angeles. |
| 3 Apr 1964 |
Arrested for obscenity at Cafe Au Go Go in New York City, over performances on the 1st and 3rd of April. |
| Jul 1964 |
Illinois State Supreme Court reverses Lenny Bruce's Chicago obscenity conviction, on free speech grounds. |
| 1965 |
How to talk dirty and influence people. |
| 25 Jun 1966 |
Lenny Bruce performs for the last time, at the Fillmore in San Francisco. |
| 3 Aug 1966 |
Lenny Bruce dies at his home in Hollywood, CA of a heroin overdose. |
