Lenny Bruce raided a Bruce performance. By others: Lenny Bruce 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. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York state, by then-Governor George Pataki in 2003. Bruce is renowned for paving the way for future outspoken counterculture-era comedians, and his trial for obscenity
Paul Schneider (writer) and television series, including "Mr. Magoo", "Bonanza", "Ironside", "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century". Paul Schneider (writer) Paul Schneider (August 4, 1923 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter who worked in television and film between the 1950s and the 1980s. Schneider is probably best remembered for two episodes of the original "" series: "Balance of Terror" and "The Squire of Gothos". The first of these introduced the Romulans - which became one of the main alien races in the "Star Trek" universe. The second episode introduces a "Q (Star Trek)"-like lifeform which