Bruce Wagner

Bruce Wagner
Born
Bruce Alan Wagner

(1954-03-22) March 22, 1954
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
Alma materBeverly Hills High School
Notable works
  • Wild Palms (miniseries, 1993)
  • "I'm Losing You" (1996)
  • The Chrysanthemum Palace" (novel, 2006)
  • Maps to the Stars (film, 2014)
  • ROAR: American Master, The Oral Biography of Roger Orr (2022)
  • Amputation (novel, 2025)
Spouse
(m. 1986; div. 1990)
Laura Peterson
(m. 2009; div. 2017)
PartnerJamie Rose
ChildrenBillie Lourd (goddaughter}]
ParentsMorton Wagner
Bernice Maletz
Website
brucewagner.la

Bruce Alan Wagner (born March 22, 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for his apocalyptic yet ultimately spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of Hollywood.