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.[1]
^"Axel Madsen". Macmillan. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^ abcNoland, Claire (29 April 2007). "Axel Madsen, 76; writer chronicled the lives of celebrities, business giants". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^Noland, Claire (April 29, 2007). Axel Madsen, 76; writer chronicled the lives of celebrities, business giants. Los Angeles Times
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axel, madsen, 1930, april, 2007, danish, american, biographer, journalist, born, copenhagen, raised, paris, madsen, turned, from, music, writing, early, 1950s, initially, paris, edition, york, herald, tribune, 1956, moved, canada, began, working, united, press. 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 1 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 2 Biographies included Billy Wilder Barbara Stanwyck Coco Chanel Greta Garbo John Jacob Astor Jacques Cousteau Yves St Laurent Andre Malraux Jean Paul Sartre Simone de Beauvoir William C Durant William Wyler and John Huston Contents 1 Book 2 Family 3 Death 4 ReferencesBook editHe also wrote a science fiction novel Unisave 1980 Family editMadsen was married to Midori 2 Death editHe died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 76 2 3 References edit Axel Madsen Macmillan Retrieved 24 April 2013 a b c Noland Claire 29 April 2007 Axel Madsen 76 writer chronicled the lives of celebrities business giants Los Angeles Times Retrieved 24 April 2013 Noland Claire April 29 2007 Axel Madsen 76 writer chronicled the lives of celebrities business giants Los Angeles Times Sources LA Times obituary nbsp This article about a United States journalist born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a United States biographer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Axel Madsen amp oldid 1213726913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
