On this day
27
October

Fran Lebowitz, Lou Reed

Born: Fran Lebowitz (1950)
Died: Lou Reed (2013)

Born on this day

27OctBorn 195076th birthday

Fran Lebowitz

A writer and speaker whose dry wit has made New York life her enduring subject.

Died on this day

27OctDied 201313th anniversary of death

Lou Reed

His songs gave a voice to drag queens, hustlers and outsiders – and he lived for years with a trans woman, Rachel.