Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume
Two, 1986-1990, pages 135-138. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1999.
He was a smoker.
Bruhn was posthumously recognized in 1987 for "exemplary contributions to Canada and its culture" as the first recipient of the annual Pagurian Award for Excellence in the Arts.
The Erik Bruhn Prize was named in his honor was first awarded in 1988.