Macfadden, Bernarr (1868-1954)
Publisher, aspiring politician, and professional eccentric: all of these labels might describe Bernarr Macfadden, one of the characters who populated the American cultur...
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True Story Magazine
In 1919 the eccentric publisher Bernarr Macfadden began publication of True Story Magazine. According to Macfadden the magazine was inspired by personal letters of "confessi...
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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 "Pornograph...
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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 help...
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Macfadden, Bernarr (1868-1954)
Bernarr Macfadden