The Lambs marked the passing of Shepherd Bruce Brown on Sept. 10, 2021. He was elected to The Lambs in 1970 as a Professional member and served as Shepherd 2000-2008, succeeding Shepherd A.J. Pocock.
In early 2001, The Lambs recovered hundreds of lost historical items that had been kept by a collector outside of New York City since 1975, when the Forty-fourth Street clubhouse was lost. Scores of busts, playbills, posters and broadsides, and many, many, water-damaged pieces were brought home. Shepherd Brown and Lamb Peter Kingsley, then Corresponding Secretary, acquired the loot, which the Club has since restored. In this era following the events of 9/11, The Lambs slowly built back the membership, reaching 205 members, including many female members. The Lambs made visits to the Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, to entertain the residents.
Bruce served as the Boy and as Corresponding Secretary. When he was elected Shepherd, his Boy was Lewis Hardee, and his second Boy was Marc Baron.
Bruce was born in Oneonta, New York on Sept. 9, 1936, a son of Archibald Townsend Brown and Dorothy LeTarte Brown. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Cold War, working in Naval Intelligence.
Brown, a proud member of SAG-AFTRA for more than 50 years, was best known for his work as an actor, voice-over artist, and master of ceremonies, with credits in radio, television, film, and theater. His voice has been heard in over one thousand radio, television, and promotional commercials.
In 1995, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Bruce for his role in the Outstanding Informational Series, TV Nation. His film roles include Eddie & The Cruisers, Death Wish, Minnie & Moskowitz, The Anderson Tapes, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, and Miami Rendezvous.
Bruce passed away Sept. 10, 2021, at Lennox Hill Hospital, with his wife, Enid Levine, and son, Christopher, at his side. He was 85.