Honey Harlow
Honey Bruce Friedman, born Harriett Jolliff, also known by her professional name Honey Harlow was an American stripper and showgirl best remembered as the wife of legendary standup comedian Lenny Bruce.
She was born as Harriett Jolliff in Manila, Arkansas, the daughter of unmarried teenage parents Mabel and Murl Jolliff. She never knew her father, who died in a tuberculosis asylum. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Harriett . She was very connected to her Arkansas country roots. Growing up her nickname was Poochie. Her mother moved her and her sister, Virginia, to Detroit, Michigan in search of work. Her mother married to an abusive stepfather and began working at nightclubs. Her stepfather was a hustler who got into trouble with the law, and to hide his activities he told everyone he owned a bookshop, when really he was operating illegal business from their attic. Her mother and stepfather enforced strict Catholic rules on her. Once she was old enough to know that her parents were hypocrites for expecting her to be proper when they were not, this made her want to be rebellious. She grew up dreaming of being in show business, and studying Hollywood stars in the movies lik
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