Died while on vacation in Canada, in the company of Scotty Cunningham, one of his models.
Published his own magazine, The Male Figure, which featured his fine art photography, beginning in 1956.
He was a high school chemistry teacher before moving to Los Angeles and reinventing himself as a fine art photographer.
Known as Bruce of Los Angeles, he was one of the foremost beefcake photographers active in post-war America. Most of his photographs and films were sold through the mail to private collectors.