12 Facts About Lance Loud

Alanson Russell "Lance" Loud was an American television personality, magazine columnist, and new wave rock-n-roll performer.

Alanson Russell "Lance" Loud was born in 1951 in La Jolla, California to William and Patricia Loud.

The oldest of five children, at the time of his birth, Lance Loud's father was in the United States Navy.

Lance Loud's fame came with An American Family, a documentary of his family's life, which was broadcast in the US on PBS in 1973, drawing 10 million viewers and causing considerable controversy.

Lance Loud wrote a monthly column in the influential Rock Scene magazine, an early supporter of glam and the punk genre.

When Lance Loud left music performance, he became a columnist for several national magazines, including The Advocate, Details, Interview, and Creem.

Lance Loud was present at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh when his teenage letters to Andy were officially entered into the Andy Warhol archive.

The Lance Loud family was kept in the public eye through two televised PBS updates, each filmed by the original An American Family team of Alan and Susan Raymond.

Subsequent to the showing of A Death in An American Family, Lance Loud's parents moved back in together, granting one of his last wishes.

In 2001, Lance Loud entered the Carl Bean hospice in Los Angeles, California, suffering from hepatitis C and the effects of HIV.

On December 22,2001, Lance Loud died at age 50 of liver failure due to the comorbidity of hepatitis C and HIV.

Portions of Lance Loud's memorial gathering in the garden of Hollywood's Chateau Marmont are included in the documentary, A Death in An American Family, including tributes from friends and family.