Of Mice and Men Mouse", which reads: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley". (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.) While it is a book taught in many schools, "Of Mice and Men" has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the "Most Challenged Books of 21st Century". Two migrant field workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression—George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a bulky, strong man
Lennie Niehaus "Straw Dogs" and "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" by Sam Peckinpah, the comedy "The Bad News Bears" or the horror film "Demon Seed." Since Fielding’s death, Lennie has been a leading film composer in his own right; he always does his own orchestrating for his scores. In films Lennie never forgets his jazz roots. The story of the 1984 film "City Heat" was cast in the 1930s, so he wrote jazz of that period using people like altoist Marshal Royal. Bill Perkins came in and played like Lester. He had a jazz violinist who sounded like Stephane Grappelli.