His company, Lee Madden Associates, created many industrial films and television commercials for mostly automobile companies,[1] including the 1967 film, 1999 AD.
He died from complications of pneumonia on April 9, 2009, in Camarillo, California.[1] He was married to Geraldine Gunn until his death. She died about a year later. His son, David Madden, is President of Berlanti Productions.