Bruce LaBruce
@brucelabruce.bsky.social
Filmmaker, Photographer, Writer, Artist
HBD Laura Dern, daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, BOTD in 1967, turning 59 today. Her best performance is and always will be in David Lynch's "Inland Empire" (2006)
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
HBD Laura Dern, daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, BOTD in 1967, turning 59 today. Her best performance is and always will be in David Lynch's "Inland Empire" (2006)
Exuberant gay Aussie singer & Liza's first husband Peter Allen was BOTD in 1944 & died of AIDS in 1992 at 48. The union of Liza & Allen was heavily influenced by Minnelli’s mother, Judy Garland, who had discovered Allen & his partner Chris Bell in Hong Kong & became their mentor
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Exuberant gay Aussie singer & Liza's first husband Peter Allen was BOTD in 1944 & died of AIDS in 1992 at 48. The union of Liza & Allen was heavily influenced by Minnelli’s mother, Judy Garland, who had discovered Allen & his partner Chris Bell in Hong Kong & became their mentor
Brit filmmaker Michael Apted was BOTD in 1941 & died in 2021 at 79. In 1972, he made the strange WWII film "The Triple Echo" (aka "Soldier in Skirts") in which a soldier who has deserted the army dresses as a woman to escape detection. Not quite as good as it sounds, but not bad!
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Brit filmmaker Michael Apted was BOTD in 1941 & died in 2021 at 79. In 1972, he made the strange WWII film "The Triple Echo" (aka "Soldier in Skirts") in which a soldier who has deserted the army dresses as a woman to escape detection. Not quite as good as it sounds, but not bad!
OTD in 1898 & died in 1956 at 58. He moved homosexual themes from the margins 2 the centre of theatre, especially in in his play Baal featuring an amoral protagonist who exploits lovers of both genders, as he did in real life, apparently
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
OTD in 1898 & died in 1956 at 58. He moved homosexual themes from the margins 2 the centre of theatre, especially in in his play Baal featuring an amoral protagonist who exploits lovers of both genders, as he did in real life, apparently
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
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A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Death!!! What would life be without it? Order my "Death Book" today!
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book
A second limited edition of my “Death Book” from Baron Books is still available to order! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!!
Photo: Bruce LaBruce
HBD Mia Farrow, BOTD in 1945, turning 81 today! Known 4 horror films like Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), Losey's "Secret Ceremony" (1968), Fleischer's "See No Evil" (1971) & Loncraine's "Full Circle" (1977), nothing could've prepared her for the horror 2 come w/ Woody Allen
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
HBD Mia Farrow, BOTD in 1945, turning 81 today! Known 4 horror films like Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), Losey's "Secret Ceremony" (1968), Fleischer's "See No Evil" (1971) & Loncraine's "Full Circle" (1977), nothing could've prepared her for the horror 2 come w/ Woody Allen
HBD the lovely & talented Brooke Adams, BOTD in 1949, turning 77 today. She is more than game in the excellent early Nazi zombie entry "Shock Waves" (1977) & excelled in two 70's masterpieces, Malick's "Days of Heaven" (1978) and Kaufmans' "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
HBD the lovely & talented Brooke Adams, BOTD in 1949, turning 77 today. She is more than game in the excellent early Nazi zombie entry "Shock Waves" (1977) & excelled in two 70's masterpieces, Malick's "Days of Heaven" (1978) and Kaufmans' "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)
The superlegendary, bisexual James Dean, who reputedly had affairs with both men and women, perhaps including Brando himself, was BOTD in 1931 and died in 1955 at the age of 24 when he crashed his Porsche Spyder into a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection on a California highway
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The superlegendary, bisexual James Dean, who reputedly had affairs with both men and women, perhaps including Brando himself, was BOTD in 1931 and died in 1955 at the age of 24 when he crashed his Porsche Spyder into a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection on a California highway
Movie star Lana Turner was BOTD in 1921 & died in 1995 at 74. In the 50s, she began an abusive relationship w/ Johnny Stompanato, a bodyguard & enforcer 4 the Cohen crime family. In '58 he was stabbed 2 death by Turner's 14 yr old lesbian daughter, Cheryl Crane. Or was it Lana?
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Movie star Lana Turner was BOTD in 1921 & died in 1995 at 74. In the 50s, she began an abusive relationship w/ Johnny Stompanato, a bodyguard & enforcer 4 the Cohen crime family. In '58 he was stabbed 2 death by Turner's 14 yr old lesbian daughter, Cheryl Crane. Or was it Lana?
The great classical Hollywood director King Vidor was BOTD in 1894 and died in 1982 at the age of 88. He made many pictures with strong female leads, including Barbara Stanwyck in "Stella Dallas" (1937) and Jennifer Jones in "Ruby Gentry" (1953)
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The great classical Hollywood director King Vidor was BOTD in 1894 and died in 1982 at the age of 88. He made many pictures with strong female leads, including Barbara Stanwyck in "Stella Dallas" (1937) and Jennifer Jones in "Ruby Gentry" (1953)
Argentine-Brazilian director Hector Babenco was BOTD in 1946 & died in 2016 at 70. Diagnosed w/ lymphatic cancer at 38, he fought it for the rest of his life, making 11 features. "Pixote" (1980) was his first big international hit, followed by "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
February 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Argentine-Brazilian director Hector Babenco was BOTD in 1946 & died in 2016 at 70. Diagnosed w/ lymphatic cancer at 38, he fought it for the rest of his life, making 11 features. "Pixote" (1980) was his first big international hit, followed by "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
Underrated actor Rip Torn, who had the best name in the business (real name Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. - Rip was a common family nickname), was BOTD in 1931 & died in 2019 at 88. He was married to acting legend Geraldine page from 1963 until her death in 1987
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Underrated actor Rip Torn, who had the best name in the business (real name Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. - Rip was a common family nickname), was BOTD in 1931 & died in 2019 at 88. He was married to acting legend Geraldine page from 1963 until her death in 1987
Legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler was BOTD in 1922 & died in 2015 at 93. He was the original cinematographer of Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974) but fired shortly after production. He won Oscars for Nichols' "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf" & Ashby's "Bound for Glory"
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler was BOTD in 1922 & died in 2015 at 93. He was the original cinematographer of Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974) but fired shortly after production. He won Oscars for Nichols' "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf" & Ashby's "Bound for Glory"
Noted Hungarian-American, 9-times-married (including to "love of her life" George Sanders), international sexpot, cop-slapper & eventual amputee Zsa Zsa Gabor, BOTD in 1917 & died in 2016 at 99. Get your Zsa Zsa celebrity mugshot t-shirts at @threadless
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February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Noted Hungarian-American, 9-times-married (including to "love of her life" George Sanders), international sexpot, cop-slapper & eventual amputee Zsa Zsa Gabor, BOTD in 1917 & died in 2016 at 99. Get your Zsa Zsa celebrity mugshot t-shirts at @threadless
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Gay Mexican Hollywood star Ramón Novarro was BOTD in 1899 & died in 1968 at 69. Novarro was murdered on October 30, 1968, by brothers Paul and Tom Ferguson, aged 22 and 17, who called him and offered their sexual services. He was tortured and murdered by the rough trade brothers
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Gay Mexican Hollywood star Ramón Novarro was BOTD in 1899 & died in 1968 at 69. Novarro was murdered on October 30, 1968, by brothers Paul and Tom Ferguson, aged 22 and 17, who called him and offered their sexual services. He was tortured and murdered by the rough trade brothers
HBD Jennifer Jason Leigh, BOTD in 1962, turning 64 today. She appeared memorably early on in Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) & Uli Edel's "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989) ("Best tits in the western world!) & in Barbet Schroeder's "Single White Female" (1992)
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
HBD Jennifer Jason Leigh, BOTD in 1962, turning 64 today. She appeared memorably early on in Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) & Uli Edel's "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989) ("Best tits in the western world!) & in Barbet Schroeder's "Single White Female" (1992)
HBD Charlotte Rampling, BOTD in 1946, turning 80 today. So hot in one of her first major roles, Silvio Narizzano's "Georgy Girl" (1966). In Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" (1974) she played a Holocaust survivor engaged in a sado
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
HBD Charlotte Rampling, BOTD in 1946, turning 80 today. So hot in one of her first major roles, Silvio Narizzano's "Georgy Girl" (1966). In Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" (1974) she played a Holocaust survivor engaged in a sado
William S. Burroughs was BOTD in 1914 & died in 1997 at 83. I jerked off 2 his novel "Naked Lunch" in high school, my first porn. In 1991 Cronenberg made it into a film. The only time I met Burroughs was backstage after a spoken word performance w/ Kathy Acker at Convocation Hall
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
William S. Burroughs was BOTD in 1914 & died in 1997 at 83. I jerked off 2 his novel "Naked Lunch" in high school, my first porn. In 1991 Cronenberg made it into a film. The only time I met Burroughs was backstage after a spoken word performance w/ Kathy Acker at Convocation Hall
HBD child actor Pamelyn Ferdin, BOTD in 1959, turning 67 today. She was the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts TV shows & at 13 was almost cast as Regan in Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (1973). Would've been cool to have Lucy play the Satanic Regan! She's also great in "The Beguiled"
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
HBD child actor Pamelyn Ferdin, BOTD in 1959, turning 67 today. She was the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts TV shows & at 13 was almost cast as Regan in Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (1973). Would've been cool to have Lucy play the Satanic Regan! She's also great in "The Beguiled"
HBD Brit actor Pamela Franklin, BOTD in 1950, turning 76 today. She appeared in many unnerving films including "The Innocents" (1961), "The Night of the Following Day" (1968) w/ Brando , "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969)(as the "assassin") & "The Legend of Hell House" (1973)
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
HBD Brit actor Pamela Franklin, BOTD in 1950, turning 76 today. She appeared in many unnerving films including "The Innocents" (1961), "The Night of the Following Day" (1968) w/ Brando , "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969)(as the "assassin") & "The Legend of Hell House" (1973)
George A. Romero was born on this day in 1940 & died in 2017 at 77. He's buried in the Necropolis cemetery in Cabbagetown; he moved to Toronto in self-imposed exile & took up dual US/Can citizenship in 2009. "Land", "Diary" & "Survival" of the Dead were shot in & around Toronto
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
George A. Romero was born on this day in 1940 & died in 2017 at 77. He's buried in the Necropolis cemetery in Cabbagetown; he moved to Toronto in self-imposed exile & took up dual US/Can citizenship in 2009. "Land", "Diary" & "Survival" of the Dead were shot in & around Toronto
One of my fave Hollywood stars, legendary, glamorous Ida Lupino, was BOTD in 1918 & died in 1995 at 77. She starred in 59 pictures & directed 8, a woman ahead of her time, a pioneer of social-message films, bypassing the traditional studio system 2 direct films on taboo subjects
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
One of my fave Hollywood stars, legendary, glamorous Ida Lupino, was BOTD in 1918 & died in 1995 at 77. She starred in 59 pictures & directed 8, a woman ahead of her time, a pioneer of social-message films, bypassing the traditional studio system 2 direct films on taboo subjects
Gay Hollywood character actor Victor Buono was BOTD in 1938 & died in 1982 at 43. He's best known for his role as Edwin Flagg in Robert Aldrich's "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962, garnering him a supporting actor Oscar nom) and as King Tut in the Batman TV series (1966-68)
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Gay Hollywood character actor Victor Buono was BOTD in 1938 & died in 1982 at 43. He's best known for his role as Edwin Flagg in Robert Aldrich's "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962, garnering him a supporting actor Oscar nom) and as King Tut in the Batman TV series (1966-68)