Fellow January Capricorn director John Boorman was BOTD in 1933, turning 93 today! His "Deliverance" (1972) is a masterpiece, one of the best films about masculinity ever made & one of my favourite films of the 70's, maybe even all time. "Point Blank" (1967) is a cult classic

Long fingernailed, pro-schizophrenia, anti-authoritarian, unconventional Marxist French poststructuralist philosopher and fellow January Capricorn Gilles Deleuze was BOTD in 1925 and killed himself by jumping out of a window in 1995 at the age of 70

Legendary allegedly bisexual movie star and fellow January Capricorn Cary Grant was BOTD in 1904 and died in 1986 at the age of 82. He made four iconic films directed by Alfred Hitchcock: Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955), and North by Northwest (1959)

Despondent chanteuse, actress, and astrologist and fellow January Capricorn Françoise Hardy was BOTD in 1944 and died in 2024 at the age of 80. Known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in French yé-yé music

HBD fellow January Capricorn writer/director John Carpenter, BOTD in 1948, turning 78 today. "Halloween" (1978) remains his true masterpiece. And let's never forget he wrote the screenplay for the Faye Dunaway vehicle "Eyes of Laura Mars" (1978), directed by Irvin Kershner

I can't believe I missed Dunaway's birthday! I was on a heavy deadline! HBD Faye Dunaway, the real deal to whom none shall compare. A fellow January Capricorn, La Dunaway was BOTD (yesterday) in 1941, turning 85 today (yesterday). I wrote about her here: www.talkhouse.com/bruce-labruc...

I can't believe I missed Dunaway's birthday! I was on a heavy deadline! HBD Faye Dunaway, the real deal to whom none shall compare. A fellow January Capricorn, La Dunaway was BOTD (yesterday) in 1941, turning 85 today (yesterday). I wrote about her here: www.talkhouse.com/bruce-labruc...

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HBD MLK RIP A weary Martin Luther King Jr. sat at the Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., as a white mob surrounded the building Photo: Paul Schutzer

Supposedly bisexual but probably gay British fashion, portrait & war photographer, interior & costume designer Cecil Beaton was BOTD in 1904 & died in 1980 at 76. A flamboyant artist, he described himself as a "terrible homosexualist" who tried not to be. Photos by Beaton

Supposedly bisexual but probably largely gay British fashion, portrait & war photographer, interior & costume designer Cecil Beaton was BOTD in 1904 & died in 1980 at 76. A flamboyant artist, he described himself as a "terrible homosexualist" who tried not to be, as per the era

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Gay USA author & fellow Jan Cap Edmund White was BOTD in 1940 & died in 2025 at 85. He feuded w/ Larry Kramer, Gore Vidal & Susan Sontag who withdrew a blurb for his novel "A Boy's Own Story" after he caricatured her in the novel "Caracole". He notably wrote "Genet: A Biography"

Flamboyant queenie comedians Charles Nelson Reilly (upper right) & Rip Taylor (lower left) were both BOTD in 1931, both fellow Jan Caps! Reilly died in 2007 at 76; Taylor died in 2019 at 88. Completing the quadrumvirate of camp comedians: Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) & Paul Lynde

Order my "Death Book" from Baron Books today! www.baronbooks.co.uk/death-book A second limited edition is still available! Get them while they last!!! Destined to become a collector's item!! Pictured: Production still from my movie "The Raspberry Reich" (2004)

HBD fellow January Capricorn Liliana Cavani, Italian auteur, who was BOTD in 1933, turning 93 today! Her masterpiece "The Night Porter" (1974) w/ Dirk Bogarde & Charlotte Rampling, explored a sadomasochistic reunion between a conce

Priceless Patsy Kelly, fellow January Capricorn, was BOTD in 1910 & died in 1981 at 71. Ms. Kelly was an out & proud lesbian since the 30's. She disclosed to Motion Picture magazine she had been living w/ actress Wilma Cox for several years & had no intention of getting married!

Superlesbian and fellow January Capricorn British-USA stage actress, producer, director, translator & author Eva Le Gallienne was BOTD in 1899 & died in 1991 at 92. She was open about her sexuality in the theatrical community during a time when it wasn't common to do so publicly

Queer icon & fellow Jan Cap Sal Mineo was BOTD in 1939 & stabbed to death in the carport below his W. Hollywood apt in 1976 at 37. (Full disclosure: I have a Sal Mineo tattoo!) His breakout role in Ray's "Rebel Without a Cause"(1955) is often cited as the first "gay" teen on film

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The musical genius & fellow January Capricorn Scott Walker was BOTD in 1943 & died in 2019 at 76. Walker hated his teen idol status, finding it stifling & wanting to shed his pin-up image, creating tension within the group he co-founded, The Walker Brothers, who were not brothers

Wonderful English actor & fellow January Capricorn Susannah York, known for her portrayal of damaged, carnal & neurotic characters, was BOTD in 1939 & died in 2011 at 72. Genius in Aldrich's "The Killing of Sister George" (1968) & Pollack's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They" (1969)

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The beauty that was ambiguously bisexual fellow Jan Cap David Bowie, BOTD in 1947, died in 2016 at 69, was matched by the beauty that was fellow January Capricorn Ryiuchi Sakamoto, born on Jan 17th in 1952, died in 2023 at 71, in Oshima's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (1983)

The gorgeousness that was ambiguously bisexual fellow Jan Cap David Bowie, BOTD in 1947, died in 2016 at 69, was beautifully matched by the gorgeousness that was fellow Jan Cap Ryiuchi Sakamoto, BOTD in 1952, died in 2023 at 71, in Oshima's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (1983)

Hungarian master filmmaker Béla Tarr has died at 70 after a long illness. His films feature languid pacing, stark b&w visuals & extended long takes. He frequently criticized populist politicians like Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán & the cultural policies under the Fidesz government

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The glamorous and gorgeous and fellow January Capricorn Capucine (pronounced kah-poo-SEEN) was BOTD in 1928 and ended her own life in 1990 by jumping from her 8th floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland at the age of 62. She started out as a fashion model for Dior and Givenchy

Fellow Jan Capricorn Diane Keaton was BOTD in 1946 & died in 2025 at 79. I adored her 70's movies, particularly the double whammy of Richard Brooks' "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" & Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" (both 1977) followed by Allen's "Interiors" (1978), one of my all-time faves

HBD fellow January Capricorn Robert Duvall, BOTD in 1931, turning 95 today! He made his big screen debut in a silent role as Boo Radley in Robert Mulligan's "To Kill A Mockingbird" (1962). Many notable films and performances followed, including five films directed by FF Coppola

HBD to my dear old friend & fellow Jan Cap Harmony Korine, BOTD in 1973, turning 52 today! I made a doc for the ARTE show "Into the Night..." feat Gaspar Noe visiting Harm in Nashville. For the shoot we attended the Nashville premiere of "Trash Humpers": youtu.be/9WJJg_ldTY4

HBD to my dear old friend & fellow Jan Cap Harmony Korine, BOTD in 1973, turning 52 today! I'm fond of his overlooked films like "julien donkey-boy" (1999) & "Trash Humpers" (2009). I visited the set of TH for index magazine. You can read my article here: rohandrape.net/ut/rttcc-tex...

HBD fellow Jan Cap Ann Magnuson, BOTD in 1956, turning 70 today! I saw her one-woman show in Toronto once & it was sublime! . I fondly recall attending parties at her famous Neutra-designed house in Silver Lake in LA in the 90's & bumping into her at Vaginal Davis' "Club Sucker"

HBD fellow Jan Cap Dyan Cannon BOTD in 1937, turning 89 today! Her character in "The Last of Sheila" (1973), written by Stephen Sondheim & Anthony Perkins, directed by Herb Ross, was based on superagent Sue Mengers. Cannon was sexy in Mazursky's "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1969)

So pleased to share a birthday with fellow January Capricorn the irrepressible ZaSu Pitts who was BOTD in 1894 and died in 1963 at the age of 69

LA-born movie star & fellow Capricorn Anna May Wong, the first Chinese USA film star in Hollywood, was BOTD in 1905 & died in 1961 at 56. Rumours persist of a romantic affair between Wong & Dietrich, fuelled by their electric chemistry in Von Sternberg's "Shanghai Express" (1932)

HBD New Queer Cinema darling & fellow Jan Capricorn Todd Haynes, BOTD in 1961, turning 65 today. I first met Todd when I interviewed him in 1987; he was showing his movie "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story," the original "Barbie," at The Toronto International Film Fest @TIFF

Hollywood actor & interior designer & fellow Jan Capricorn William Haines was BOTD in 1900 & died in 1973 at 73. Haines & Jimmy Shields were a pioneering gay couple in Old Hollywood, together for 47 yrs from 1926 until Haines' death in 1973. Shields killed himself 3 months later

Great gay playwright & fellow January Capricorn Joe Orton was BOTD in 1933 & was savagely murdered w/ a hammer by his lover/companion Kenneth Halliwell in a murder/suicide in 1967. Bitter, jealous Halliwell had mentored the young playwright, who eventually surpassed his teacher

Legendary, mysterious writer & fellow January Capricorn J.D. Salinger was BOTD in 1919 & died in 2010 at 91. I re-read "Catcher in the Rye" recently & I still loved it. I'm pretty convinced that, intentions aside, Holden is gay but doesn't know it or know how to deal with it

Hollywood actress and singer and fellow January Capricorn Carole Landis was BOTD in 1919 and died in 1948 at the age of 29. Landis had been having an affair with actor Rex "Sexy Rexy" Harrison, who refused to divorce his wife to be with her. Landis died of an overdose of dolls

The great classic Hollywood leading man & fellow January Capricorn & noted alcoholic Dana Andrews, one of my faves, was born in 1909 & died in 1992 at the age of 83. He appeared in many legendary films like Preminger's "Laura" (1944) & Wyler's "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)

Gay English author & fellow Jan Capricorn E. M. Forster was BOTD in 1879 & died in 1970 at 91, best known for novels A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910), Maurice (1970) & A Passage to India (1924), the former 3 made into films by Merchant/Ivory, the latter by David Lean

HBD sex symbol & fellow Capricorn Joe Dallesandro, BOTD in 1948, turning 77 today. Although mostly known 4 playing hustlers in films by Warhol/Morrissey, he also worked for great directors like Louis Malle, Serge Gainsbourg, Catherine Breillat, Jacques Rivette, John Waters & more

Warhol superstar, Bohemian, Beat Poet & fellow Capricorn Taylor Mead was BOTD in 1924 & died in 2013 at 88. She contributed creatively to some 15 Drella films, including "Tarzan and Jane Regained..." co-starring Dennis Hopper & "Lonesome Cowboys" starring Viva! & Joe Dallesandro

Australian-born alcoholic gay Hollywood costume designer Orry-Kelly was BOTD in 1897 & died in 1964 at 66. He journeyed to NYC to pursue an acting career & shared an apartment in Greenwich Village w/ Cary Grant, with whom he had an on-again, off-again relationship until the 1930s

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HBD fellow Capricorn singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet & survivor Patti Smith who was BOTD in 1946, turning 79 today. I only saw her live once, an intimate performance at Sundance which was sublime. She was a close friend & collaborator w/ gay photog Robert Mapplethorpe

Fellow Cap the English director Carol Reed was BOTD in 1906 & died in 1976 at 69. He made one of the best 3 consecutive masterpiece runs in film history w/ "Odd Man Out" (1947), "The Fallen Idol" (1948) & "The Third Man" (1949). "Odd" is one of the best zombie movies ever made!

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