Joe Weider | 1919 - 2013 - Los Angeles Times
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Joe Weider | 1919 - 2013

Weider's critics complained about his outsized ego and bruising business style.

Weider’s critics complained about his outsized ego and bruising business style.   (Henry Chase / Los Angeles Times)

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Joe Weider popularized bodybuilding worldwide, creating a multimillion-dollar empire of magazines such as Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Fitness and Shape, and discovered Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was 93.

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