Stephen Shadegg | |
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Born |
Stephen Caroyl Shadegg December 8, 1909 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Died | April 16, 1990 Phoenix, Arizona |
(aged 80)
Cause of death | Cancer |
Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Nationality | Swiss-American |
Occupation |
Political consultant |
Political party | Campaign manager in the western states for Barry M. Goldwater in 1964 |
Spouse(s) | Eugenia Kerr Shadegg (died 1987) |
Children |
Stephen David Shadegg (1947-2009) |
Political consultant
Pharmaceutical representative
Public relations executive
Stephen David Shadegg (1947-2009)
John Barden Shadegg
Cynthia S. Ackel
Stephen Caroyl Shadegg (December 8, 1909 – April 16, 1990) was a conservative political consultant, public relations specialist, and author from his adopted city of Phoenix, Arizona.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reared in Redlands, California, little is known of Shadegg's early life, including his education. He worked extensively as a writer and published hundreds of stories in pulp magazines before his interest turned to politics. In 1932, he moved to Phoenix, where he authored radio scripts for such programs as "Tales of Pioner Days" and "Phoenix Sun Ranch Chuck Wagon". He spent much of 1939-1940 in Hollywood, where he wrote scripts for RKO Pictures.
He was also a mail-order salesman, polygraph examiner, sheriff's deputy, an insurance agent, and owned a pharmaceutical company. His public relations firm had as its principal clients the Phelps Dodge Corporation and the Salt River Project. Shadegg was considered an authority on Arizona water issues.