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Axel Madsen

Axel Madsen authored twenty-two books, including sixteen biographies. His most notable works include an in-depth look at the life of a legendary fashion icon, Chanel: A Woman of Her Own, and an investigation of the relationship between Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy, Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy. Madsen began his journalism career as a legman for columnist Art Buchwald in Paris, and later wrote one of the first books on television’s longest-running news magazine show, 60 Minutes: The Power and the Politics of America’s Most Popular TV News Show. As a 20th Century Fox publicist, he handled Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and George C. Scott, and was fired off Myra Breckinridge for siding with director Mike Sarne against producer Robert Fryer. His Hollywood biographies include the life stories of directors William Wyler, John Huston, and Barbara Stanwyck, as well as an examination of Golden Age Hollywood’s gay underground in The Sewing Circle. He wrote and produced the ITV documentary version of The Sewing Circle. Over the years, Madsen interviewed scores of movers and shakers, from legends like Goldwyn and Selznick to directors like Howard Hawks, Louis Milestone, and Rouben Mamoulian. Madsen died in 2007.

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Born 1930
Died 2007

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  • Cover of: Cousteau: An Unauthorized Biography

    First published in 1986 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Silk roads: the Asian adventures of Clara & André Malraux

    First published in 1989 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Stanwyck

    First published in 1994 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Private power: multinational corporations for the survival of our planet

    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors

    Cover of edition dealmakerhowwill0000mads_i2o1 First published in 1999 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Coco Chanel: a biography

    First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition chanelwomanofher0000mads First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The sewing circle: Hollywood's greatest secret : female stars who loved other women

    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sixty Minutes: The Power and the Politics of America's Most Popular TV News Show

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: John Jacob Astor: America's first multimillionaire

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  • Cover of: Gloria & Joe

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  • Cover of: The Marshall Fields

    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Borderlines

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Chanel. Die Geschichte einer einzigartigen Frau.

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  • Cover of: Living for design: the Yves Saint Laurent story

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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Born 1930
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Subjects

Biography, Biographies, Businesspeople, Businesspeople, biography, Costume designers, Fashion designers, Motion picture actors and actresses, Motion picture actors and actresses, united states, Authors, french, Beauvoir, simone de, 1908-1986, Chanel, coco, 1883-1971, Fiction, French Authors, French Novelists, History, Lesbian actresses, Sartre, jean paul, 1905-1980, 60 minutes (Television program), Actors, Actresses, Ambassadors, American Science fiction, Art museum curators, Artists, Astor, john jacob, 1763-1848

Places

United States, France, California, Chicago (Ill.), Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Indochina

People

André Malraux (1901-1976), Barbara Stanwyck (1907-), Billy Wilder (1906-), Billy Wilder (1906-2002), Clara Malraux, Clara Malraux (1897-1982), Coco Chanel (1883-1971), Field family, Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971), Gloria Swanson, Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997), Jacques Yves Cousteau, Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), John Huston (1906-), Joseph P. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), Kennedy family, Marshall Field (1834-1906), Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), Sonia Delaunay, William Wyler (1902-), William Wyler (1902-1981), Yves Saint Laurent

Time

20th century

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  • OLID: OL537488A

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February 27, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
February 27, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
August 29, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import