William V. Madison, New York, New York, is a former producer at CBS News and a former associate editor of Opera News; he was the lone production assistant on the Broadway musical Rags in 1986. A graduate of Brown University and of Columbia's School of Creative Writing, he is a native Texan.
By 1974, Kahn was by any measure a star. . . . But then, according
to William V. Madison in Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life, it
all disappeared. The talent didn't disappear, mind you; but it
seems that Kahn's faith in herself, which was never strong,
deserted her altogether. . . . The book, mind you, is not
depressing; it is illuminating. . . . Madison has followed her
career step-by-step; every job seems to be discussed, including
guest shots on television series.--Steven Suskin "Huffington
Post"
Madison, a former CBS News producer, gives comedian Madeline Kahn
(1942-1999) the star treatment and provides fans with an in-depth,
heartfelt look into her too-brief life. . . . [He] offers a warm
portrait of Kahn and ends on an upbeat note, observing that Kahn
experienced overdue romantic and professional fulfillment in her
last years, including winning a Tony Award and acting in the
award-winning Judy Berlin for her final film.-- "Publishers Weekly"
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