Steve McQueen
Actor, Film actor
1930 – 1980
Who was Steve McQueen?
Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American actor. Called "The King of Cool", his "anti-hero" persona, developed at the height of the Vietnam War-era counterculture, made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in films again for four years. McQueen was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1930
Beech Grove - Also known as
- Bandito
- Mac
- McQ
- Steven McQueen
- Terence Stephen "Steve" McQueen
- Terence Steven McQueen
- Terrence Stephen McQueen
- The King of Cool
- Terence Stephen McQueen
- Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen
- Parents
- Spouses
- Neile Adams
(1956/11/02 - 1972/04/26) - Ali MacGraw
(1973/08/31 - 1978/08/09) - Barbara Minty
(1980/01/16 - 1980/11/07)
- Neile Adams
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Scottish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Neighborhood Playhouse
- Employment
- Private, US Marines
- Lived in
- Indianapolis
- Chino
- Slater
- Los Angeles
- Long Island
- Beech Grove
- Died
- Nov 7, 1980
Ciudad Juárez
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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