Lee Madden

Lee Madden, born Leon Blank, was born on March 6,[1] 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for directing the Vegas/Biker film, Hell's Angels '69, starring the original Oakland Hell's Angels. His other films include another Biker film, Angel Unchained, horror flick The Night God Screamed, Ghost Fever, a comedy where he is credited as Alan Smithee, and The Manhandlers. He also directed episodes of The Most Deadly Game, Bearcats!, Cade's County and The New Perry Mason.

His company, Lee Madden Associates, created many industrial films and television commercials for mostly automobile companies.

He died from complications of pneumonia on April 9, 2009 in Camarillo, California.[2] He was married to Geraldine Gunn until his death. She died about a year later. His son, David Madden, is the current entertainment president at Fox Broadcasting Company.[3] His films have influenced filmmakers throughout the years.

References

  1. ↑ D. Madden, personal communication, March 12, 2015
  2. ↑ "Lee Madden". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  3. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia. "Fox Names David Madden Entertainment President, Promotes Joe Earley to Group COO". Variety. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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