Axel Madsen

Axel Madsen (May 27, 1930 – April 23, 2007) was a Danish-American biographer and journalist.

Born in Copenhagen and raised in Paris, Madsen turned from music to writing in the early 1950s, initially for the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune. In 1956 he moved to Canada and began working for United Press International. He moved to Hollywood in the early 1960s and began writing biographies.

Books

Madsen wrote on topics such as cross country truck drivers and the CBS news magazine "60 minutes". He was best known for his biographies of Hollywood celebrities, fashion pioneers, and business titans. Biographies included Billy Wilder, Barbara Stanwyck, Coco Chanel, Greta Garbo, John Jacob Astor, Jacques Cousteau, Yves St. Laurent, André Malraux, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, William C. Durant, William Wyler, and John Huston. In 1980, he wrote a science fiction novel called Unisave.

Partial list of books published:

Family

Madsen was married to Midori.

Death

He died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 76.

References

  1. ↑ "Axel Madsen". Macmillan. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Noland, Claire (29 April 2007). "Axel Madsen, 76; writer chronicled the lives of celebrities, business giants". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Billy Wilder. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1969. OCLC 3520.
  4. ↑ William Wyler: the authorized biography. New York, Crowell. 1973. ISBN 978-0-690-00083-2.
  5. ↑ The new Hollywood; American movies in the '70s. New York, Crowell. 1975. ISBN 978-0-690-00538-7.
  6. ↑ Hearts and minds : the common journey of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. New York : Morrow. 1977. ISBN 978-0-688-03206-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  7. ↑ Malraux : a biography. New York : Morrow. 1976. ISBN 978-0-688-03075-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  8. ↑ John Huston. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. 1978. ISBN 978-0-385-11070-9.
  9. ↑ Living for design : the Yves Saint Laurent story. New York: Delacorte Press. 1979. ISBN 978-0-440-05358-3.
  10. ↑ Private power : multinational corporations for the survival of our planet. New York: W. Morrow. 1980. ISBN 978-0-688-03735-2.
  11. ↑ Unisave. New York: Ace Books. 1980. OCLC 9105893.
  12. ↑ Open road : truckin' on the biting edge. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1982. ISBN 978-0-15-170029-5.
  13. ↑ 60 Minutes: The Power and Politics of America's Most Popular TV News Show. 1984. p. 255. ISBN 039608401X.
  14. ↑ Madsen, Axel (1986). Cousteau: an unauthorized biography. New York: Beaufort Books. ISBN 0825303869.
  15. ↑ Gloria and Joe. New York : Berkley Books. 1989. ISBN 978-0-425-11538-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  16. ↑ Silk roads: : the Asian adventures of Clara and André Malraux. Pharos Books. 1989. ISBN 978-0-88687-433-9.
  17. ↑ Sonia Delaunay: artist of the lost generation. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1989. ISBN 0070394571. OCLC 19741251.
  18. ↑ Coco Chanel : a biography. London : Bloomsbury. 1990. ISBN 978-0-7475-0762-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  19. ↑ Published with the title Chanel : a woman of her own. New York : H. Holt. 1990. ISBN 978-0-8050-0961-3.
  20. ↑ Stanwyck: A Biography. Harpercollins. October 1995. ISBN 978-0-06-109067-7.
  21. ↑ The Sewing Circle : Hollywood's greatest secret : female stars who loved other women. London : Robson. 1996. ISBN 978-1-86105-044-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  22. ↑ The deal maker : how William C. Durant made General Motors. New York : Wiley. 1999. ISBN 978-0-471-28327-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  23. ↑ John Jacob Astor : America's first multimillionaire. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 2001. ISBN 0471385034. OCLC 49569252.
  24. ↑ The Marshall Fields. New York: J. Wiley. 2002. ISBN 978-0-471-02493-4.
  25. ↑ Noland, Claire (April 29, 2007). Axel Madsen, 76; writer chronicled the lives of celebrities, business giants. Los Angeles Times
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