- Paul Madden is a writer/director who specializes in filming compelling true stories. After getting an MBA in Brussels, he attended the 3-year program at The National Film and Television School of England. His first feature was Sony Pictures' comedy "Summer Job" which had a worldwide theatrical release. Madden's screenplay based on Ann Nelson's "Murder under Two Flags", became the basis for Paramount's "A Show of Force" starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Spacey, Andy Garcia and Amy Irving. He wrote and directed "Medium Rare" starring Burt Young, Lanie Kazan, Brad Dourif and introducing Dr. Timothy Leary. In 2019, he wrote and directed the feature docu-drama, "The Bootlegger", an action film that depicts the "Rum Wars" of Prohibition off the New England coast.- IMDb mini biography by: Paul Madden
- Graduate of National Film School of England (1979)
- MBA from Boston University (1976)
- Briefly worked as a management consultant.
- In the 1980's, Paul Madden bought and restored Beechwood, the Astor mansion, in Newport. Working with Univ of Rhode Island Drama Dept, he started a theater company to conduct mansion tours as Victorian characters. Over 2 million tourists experienced the scripted tour before the mansion was sold to Larry Ellison.
- He is an avid sailor and has worked as a mega-yacht broker and shipyard rep throughout his career.
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