[1] Anderson was a foster parent to American serial killer David Mason who was executed in San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber in 1993.
[2] Anderson has been in jail numerous times,[3] most notably for allegedly withholding evidence in the Bear Lincoln murder trial[2]and for punching a superintendent at a school board meeting.
[1] Anderson is married to Ling More, who he met in Borneo during his time in the Peace Corps.
[4] His son, Zack Anderson,[4] is the co-writer of the films Pig Hunt and Windows on the World.
[4] In 2022, Bruce Anderson received a Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Oakland.