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Name: Bernarr Macfadden
Variant Name: Bernarr Adolphus Macfadden, Bernard Adolphus Macfadden, Bernard Adolphus Mcfadden, Bernarr Mcfadden
Birth Date: August 16, 1868
Death Date: October 12, 1955
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Scottish, Irish
Gender: Male

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Biography of Bernarr Macfadden
4,272 words, approx. 14 pages
Bernarr Macfadden is better known for his lifelong interest in physical culture and the founding of True Story magazine, but he also gave New Yorkers the Graphic, called by his critics the "Pornographic." Macfadden was credited by Oswald Garrison...
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Biography of Bernarr Macfadden
3,916 words, approx. 13 pages
Bernarr Macfadden, with his maniacal dedication to diet and exercise, was perceived during his lifetime as either a clownish eccentric, a true visionary, or a social menace. All these perceptions helped give Physical Culture, True Story, and the many...


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True Story Magazine Summary
1,053 words, approx. 4 pages
In 1919 the eccentric publisher Bernarr Macfadden began publication of True Story Magazine. According to Macfadden the magazine was inspired by personal letters of "confession" sent to him in his capacity as the editor/founder of Physical...
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Macfadden, Bernarr (1868-1954) Summary
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Publisher, aspiring politician, and professional eccentric: all of these labels might describe Bernarr Macfadden, one of the characters who populated the American cultural scene of the twentieth century. However, although Macfadden made his fortune...
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Bernarr Macfadden Information
838 words, approx. 3 pages
Bernarr Macfadden (16 August 1868, Mill Spring, Missouri – 12 October 1955) was an influential exponent of physical culture, a combination of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories. He additionally founded the long-running magazine...


News and Journals
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Publishers Weekly
Weakness Is a Crime: The Life of Bernarr Macfadden. (book reviews)
10/26/1990: 184 words, approx. 1 pages
WEAKNESS IS A CRIME: The Life of Bernarr Macfadden Bernarr Macfadden was one of the more flamboyant figures of the early 20th century. A self-made man with a gift for showmanship and self-promotion, Macfadden built a multimillion-dollar publishing empire (including True Story magazine) and...
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The Independent - London
Obituary: Bernarr Rainbow
03/20/1998: 1,143 words, approx. 4 pages
BERNARR RAINBOW was recognised in Britain and abroad as the leading his- torian in the field of musical education. A successful schoolteacher and director of music, he was also a man of insatiable curiosity who amassed a vast collection of historical books and...


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