Lenny Bruce
Hyperrealism and the Death of Jewish Tragic Humor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2934309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ioan Davies (0000-0003-4434-9581, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Pages | 92 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Text (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-2472 • E-ISSN: 1527-1951 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/466522 |
| OpenAlex | W2330516129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
I credit the motion picture industry as the strongest environmental factor in molding the children of my day. Andy Hardy: whistling; a brown pompadour; a green lawn; a father whose severest punishment was taking your car away for the weekend. Warner Baxter was a doctor. All priests looked like Pat O'Brien. The superintendent of my school looked like Spencer Tracy, and the principal looked like Vincent Price. I was surprised years later to discover they were Spencer Tracy and Vincent Price. I went to Hollywood High, folks. Lana Turner sat at the next desk, Roland Young was the English teacher and Joan Crawford taught general science. She's got a fabulous body, but she never takes that shop apron off. Actually, I went to public school in North Bellmore, Long Island, for eight years, up until the fifth grade. I remember the routine of milk at 10:15 and napping on the desk-I hated the smell of that desk-I always used to dribble on the initials. And how enigmatic those well-preserved carvings were to me: BOOK YOU. (Bruce, 1966:9)
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 1993 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |