- Born
- DiedNovember 17, 2011 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (complications from Parkinson's disease)
- Birth nameRichard Henry Kuh
- Richard Kuh was born on April 27, 1921 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Joyce Dattel. He died on November 17, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJoyce Dattel(1966 - November 17, 2011) (his death, 2 children)
- Attorney and former Manhattan prosecutor who oversaw celebrated cases with the likes of Lenny Bruce and Claus von Bülow.
- He was the second of two children to Joseph Kuh and Fannie Kuh of New York City. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in New York City in 1941 and with high honors from Harvard University Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1948.
- He served in the United States Army as a combat infantry man in Europe during World War II.
- He went into private law practice in New York City in 1948. He was an assistant district attorney from 1953 to 1964 in New York City. He served as chief of the Criminal Court Bureau and as Frank S. Hogan's administrative assistant. Frank S. Hogan was district attorney of the Borough of Manhattan. In 1974, he was appointed to replace ailing Frank S. Hogan. He was in private practice with the law firm, Kuh, Shapiro, Goldman, Cooperman, & Levitt in New York City. During his term, he established the sex crimes unit. He was defeated by Robert Morgenthau for the Democratic primary election for District Attorney.
- He is survived by his son, Michael; his wife, Joyce Dattel Kuh; a daughter, Jody Kuh; and a brother, Dr. Joseph R. Kuh.
- [during the Lenny Bruce trial] Are you familiar with the script of the April 1 performance that deals with sodomy, sex with animals, dogs and cats, and I think, hippopotamuses.
- [on the Lenny Bruce case] I've handled many cases some that got attention, some that didn't. We had a state obscenity statute and it was the duty of the district attorney's office to live by and enforce the statute.
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