BY EMIL TIEDEMANN
At the age of 82, director-producer-writer Lee Madden died from complications of pneumonia last week (April 9), in Camarillo, California.
The Brooklyn native, who is survived by two children (Geraldine, David), reached the peak of his career with his feature film debut, Hell's Angels '69 (1969), which starred actual Hell's Angels from the Oakland chapter, including its then-president Sonny Barger.Madden continued directing movies right into the late-'80s, including Angel Unchained (1970) (also wrote & produced), The Night God Screamed (1971), The Manhandlers (1975), Night Creature (1978) (also wrote & produced), and his final film Ghost Fever (1987). He was credited for the latter as "Alan Smithee."
In addition to the big screen, Madden also worked in television, directing episodes of The Most Deadly Game (1970), Bearcats! (1971), Cade's County (1972), and The New Perry Mason (1973), as well as TV commercials and industrial films.
Madden, who had initially pursued acting, formed his own production company, Lee Madden Associates, in 1978.
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