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Chicago's Mad Man

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 5, 2009 9:30PM

2009_08_05_madmen.jpg Judging by the number of our friends who have changed their Facebook and Twitter avatars to the Mad Men versions of themselves, everyone is gearing up for next week's third season premiere of the hit AMC show. But did you know that the Don Draper character has roots in Chicago? Show creator/producer Matthew Weiner admitted that part of Don's character was based on Draper Daniels of Leo Burnett. And Chicago magazine gets the story of Daniels straight from his wife, Myra Janco Daniels.