Lew Brice Brice died June 16, 1966 in Hollywood, California, aged 72. Lew Brice Lew Brice (October 26, 1893 – June 16, 1966) was an American actor, dancer and comedian. He was born Louis Borach on October 26, 1893 in Manhattan, New York City, the brother of Fannie Brice. He was the youngest of four children born to Rose Stern, a Hungarian Jewish woman who emigrated to America at age ten; and Alsatian immigrant Charles Borach. Charles and Rose were saloon owners and had four children, Philip (born 1887), Carrie (born 1889), Fania, and Louis. Lew Brice married actress Mae Clarke on
Better by You, Better than Me case in his stand-up routines, asking "What performer wants his audience dead?" He performed a sketch mimicking Judas Priest being sick of their wealth, power, and fame and coming up with the subliminal message as a solution to their problems. Comedian Denis Leary also commented on the trial on his album "No Cure for Cancer", saying heavy metal bands should put "more" subliminal messages in their records: "Kill the band, kill your parents, then yourself". Better by You, Better than Me "Better by You, Better than Me" is a 1969 song by the English rock band Spooky Tooth. The song