Steve McQueen

by Marc Eliot

This is the first biography to cover in detail every film that McQueen made, and to put him into the context of the movie business, showing how he had problems trying to be a Method actor where an exact contemporary like Clint Eastwood ...

Steve McQueen

Author: Marc Eliot

Publisher: Aurum Press Limited

ISBN: 1845137442

Page: 416

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The most detailed and revealing biography to date of a Hollywood great. Steve McQueen is that rare Hollywood combination of a classic actor and a style icon in the tradition of James Dean. ‘ The King of Cool’ , as he was dubbed, was at one time the highest-paid film star in the world, a status earned through his roles in films like The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Great Escape. But he also turned down at least as many roles in classic films, including Breakfast at Tiffany’ s, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The French Connection. This is the first biography to cover in detail every film that McQueen made, and to put him into the context of the movie business, showing how he had problems trying to be a Method actor where an exact contemporary like Clint Eastwood thrived at it, and how Eastwood understood the studio system and made it work for him, while an insecure McQueen struggled with his sense of himself, both on and off screen. It includes interviews with people who have never spoken about him before, and draws upon diaries in the private McQueen collection.

Steve McQueen

by Steve McQueen

Published to coincide with the exhibition Steve McQueen 30 January - 21 March 1999, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and 12 June - 15 August 1999, Kunsthalle Zürich.

Steve McQueen

Author: Steve McQueen

Publisher: ICA (London)

ISBN:

Page: 50

View: 225

Published to coincide with the exhibition Steve McQueen 30 January - 21 March 1999, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and 12 June - 15 August 1999, Kunsthalle Zürich.

Steve McQueen

by Greg Laurie

In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews Steve McQueen's friends, co-stars, associates, widow, and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979--six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal ...

Steve McQueen

Author: Greg Laurie

Publisher: Zondervan

ISBN: 0310356202

Page: 240

View: 420

Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, and the streets of New York as he traces the woolly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career, and spiritual journey. This iconic muscle car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his most raucous and enduring film, Bullitt. In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the time and an ardent fan of "The King of Cool," first mesmerized by McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans, Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a chance to tell McQueen's story. McQueen was a complex, contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly and at top speed. After a lifetime of fast cars, women, and drugs, McQueen took a surprising detour. In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews Steve McQueen's friends, co-stars, associates, widow, and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979 - six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer. What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions. Greg Laurie will follow the seeds of Christianity that were sown throughout McQueen's improbable life where a Light finally shone into the darkness of his troubled life. These seeds miraculously germinated, allowing McQueen to see that redemption through Jesus Christ is a lasting truth more glittering and real than any magic of the entertainment industry.

Steve McQueen

by Marshall Terrill

Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool, tells the actor's story in chronological order through the eyes of those who knew him best: family, friends, co-stars, business associates, acquaintances and adoring fans from around the globe.

Steve McQueen

Author: Marshall Terrill

Publisher: Dalton Watson

ISBN: 9781854432438

Page: 384

View: 697

Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool, tells the actor's story in chronological order through the eyes of those who knew him best: family, friends, co-stars, business associates, acquaintances and adoring fans from around the globe. Written in passage form, each person brings a different view to the man and legend, presenting him in an unsurpassed 360-degree perspective. 'It's unique in its presentation because it reads like a biography, but it's really a photo and tribute book,' Terrill said, who spent nearly three years compiling the information. There's really nothing else on the market quite like it. 'I know it will please McQueen fans.' Accompanying the 200 passages are hundreds of photos taken of McQueen throughout his life and movie career, many seen here for the first time, as well as personal items, documents and movie memorabilia. The book will also include a foreword by Barbara McQueen, a Steve McQueen family tree, quotes by several Hollywood luminaries. Each book is signed by the author, Marshall Terrill, and by Barbara McQueen and includes a CD with a recording taken at Loyola Marymount University in 1978 of Steve McQueen giving a rare lecture about his life. It is encased in a custom slipcase.

Steve McQueen

by Barbara McQueen

Barbara McQueen recalls life with her famous husband Steve McQueen. The book is a revised edition of her previous volume, Steve McQueen, The Last Mile with corrections and six additional chapters.

Steve McQueen

Author: Barbara McQueen

Publisher: Dalton Watson

ISBN: 9781854432551

Page: 258

View: 807

Barbara McQueen recalls life with her famous husband Steve McQueen. The book is a revised edition of her previous volume, Steve McQueen, The Last Mile with corrections and six additional chapters. It also includes a section on the Asbestos Disease Awareness Association, drawing attention to ways to prevent the disease that killed McQueen.

Steve McQueen

by Marshall Terrill

Traces the life and career of Steve McQueen, describes his difficult childhood, and looks at each major film role

Steve McQueen

Author: Marshall Terrill

Publisher: Plume Books

ISBN:

Page: 463

View: 355

Traces the life and career of Steve McQueen, describes his difficult childhood, and looks at each major film role

Steve Mcqueen in His Own Words

by Marshall Terrill

The author presents a collection of chronologically-ordered quotes from actor Steve McQueen on many subjects, drawn from both print and audio sources, and accompanied by photographs and images of memorabilia spanning McQueen's life and ...

Steve Mcqueen in His Own Words

Author: Marshall Terrill

Publisher: Queen's Policy Studies

ISBN: 9781854432711

Page: 504

View: 987

The star of some of the most beloved films of Hollywood's golden age--including Bullitt, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent Seven--Steve McQueen's unflappably roguish persona earned him the nickname "The King of Cool" and the highest salary of any movie star of his time. Marshall Terrill's new book draws on more than five decades of media coverage, memorabilia, and research to serve up a slew of quotations straight from the mouth of the man himself. Steve McQueen in His Own Words lets us hear directly from this iconoclastic actor through a wide array of sources: interviews, published articles, personal letters and audiotapes, providing an intimate view of McQueen as an actor, filmmaker, racer, pilot, husband, and family man. Accompanying the hundreds of quotes are an equally impressive number of photos, illustrations, personal documents, and memorabilia, many of which are published here for the first time. Steve McQueen in His Own Words paints a portrait of a complex, contradictory man who managed to become one of the greatest icons in cinema history while never sacrificing the passions and beliefs that drove him.

Steve McQueen

by Dwight Zimmerman

Steve McQueen: Full-Throttle Cool presents McQueen's life story in graphic biography format, from the early years that included a stint in reform school to his death from mesothelioma,"--back cover.

Steve McQueen

Author: Dwight Zimmerman

Publisher: Motorbooks International

ISBN: 076034745X

Page: 96

View: 787

Steve McQueen's entire life story in an artistic, graphic novel format.

Steve Mcqueen

by Richard Sydenham

This is not merely a clone of previous McQueen biographies, but a helpful addition to the telling of McQueen's story." And Steve's co-star on Bullitt, Jacqueline Bisset, commented: "I'm glad Steve is getting some attention with this book.

Steve Mcqueen

Author: Richard Sydenham

Publisher:

ISBN: 9780992684808

Page: 642

View: 500

This title presents the life and career of Hollywood rebel Steve McQueen, with around 100 exclusive interviews from friends and directors to producers and cinematographers, from editors and co-stars to make-up artists, writers and hairdressers.

The Life Steve McQueen

by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

"The Life Steve McQueen explores and celebrates the films, racing, personal style and other elements that made Steve McQueen an icon"--

The Life Steve McQueen

Author: Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Publisher: Motorbooks International

ISBN: 0760358117

Page: 240

View: 437

"The Life McQueen explores and celebrates the films, racing, personal style and other elements that made Steve McQueen an icon"--

Steve McQueen

by Wes D. Gehring

Terrill, Steve McQueen, 42. 16. Sandford, McQueen, 85. 17. Marie Torre, “Hero on 'Wanted' a [Method] Studio Alumnus,” New York Herald Tribune, November 26, ...

Steve McQueen

Author: Wes D. Gehring

Publisher: Indiana Historical Society

ISBN: 0871952793

Page: 272

View: 590

The poster-child victim of a dysfunctional family from Beech Grove, Indiana, Steve McQueen experienced an unsettled early life with a rebellious and alcoholic mother. McQueen channeled his difficult childhood into a masterful career on screen portraying tough, self-sufficient characters in such iconic films as The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Bullitt (1968). Gehring explores how McQueen rose from his days as a troubled youth into one of Hollywood’s top box-office stars, and how he attempted to ease the lives of other troubled youth. Gehring delves into McQueen’s early success, his rocky relationships with women, his sense of humor, his love of fast cars and motorcycles, and his often neglected acting.

Steve McQueen

by Michael Munn

Star de grands classiques comme "La Grande Evasion", "Bullitt", "Papillon" et "L'Affaire Thomas Crown", Steve McQueen n'aurait jamais dû faire de cinéma.

Steve McQueen

Author: Michael Munn

Publisher: Nouveau Monde éditions

ISBN: 236583132X

Page: 347

View: 871

Star de grands classiques comme "La Grande Evasion", "Bullitt", "Papillon" et "L'Affaire Thomas Crown", Steve McQueen n'aurait jamais dû faire de cinéma. Fils d'une prostituée occasionnelle et d'un homme de passage, il devient rapidement un jeune délinquant, sauvage et rétif à toute autorité. Une période qui le marquera toute sa vie et affectera aussi bien son attitude "rebelle" vis-à-vis du système hollywoodien que ses relations avec les femmes. Avare en confidences et mutique avec les journalistes, McQueen avait très peu d'amis dans le métier. C'est pourquoi sa relation privilégiée avec Michael Munn permet à ce dernier de tracer la première biographie intime de l'acteur, dévoilant les violences de son beau-père, une adolescence tumultueuse, le séjour dans une maison de jeunes délinquants, de singuliers débuts au théâtre et, enfin, l'entrée dans la "machine Hollywood" grâce à sa première femme. L'ouvrage raconte comment un adolescent sauvage a su se révéler comme second rôle de série B, puis vedette de télévision dans la série "Au nom de la loi", avant de s'imposer face aux ténors du western dans "Les Sept Mercenaires", qui a lancé sa carrière. Il ne cache rien de ses nombreuses aventures féminines (parmi lesquelles Natalie Wood), de son rapport tourmenté et parfois violent avec ses trois compagnes successives, et de ses relations tumultueuses avec le Tout-Hollywood. Il montre comment, malgré un caractère sauvage et parfois paranoïaque, Steve McQueen a réussi à imposer sa marque pour devenir une des figures cinématographiques les plus marquantes de son temps, avant de saboter lui-même sa carrière.

Steve McQueen

by Steve McQueen

This comprehensive collection explores the boundaries between the documentary and the narrative.

Steve McQueen

Author: Steve McQueen

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg

ISBN: 9783868283082

Page: 248

View: 350

The largest exhibition catalogue to date of Steve McQueen's work will provide a detailed insight into his complex and unusual oeuvre. Installations, photographs and film from every period of his artistic career will be shown. Steve McQueen's early works are characterised by an experimental approach to cinematic history and the dynamic between black and white, particularly in the aesthetic of silent film, such as French avant garde film and American slapstick. This comprehensive collection explores the boundaries between the documentary and the narrative.

Steve McQueen

by Dwight Zimmerman

Bob, meet Steven McQueen, a skilled amateur racer and something of an actor, so I understand. As soon as I get on my racing gear. Stirling, it's an honor to ...

Steve McQueen

Author: Dwight Zimmerman

Publisher: Motorbooks

ISBN: 162788694X

Page: 96

View: 887

Rediscover, or experience for the first time, the incredible life story of a true American icon. Steve McQueen said, "I'm not sure whether I'm an actor who races or a racer who acts." Fortunately for us, he was the best of both. McQueen left an indelible imprint as one of Hollywood's sexiest leading men. His masterful film roles in Bullitt, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, and Papillion have been often imitated but never repeated. An actor, motorcycle and automobile racer, and all-around gearhead, McQueen also epitomized the American dream, rising from hardscrabble circumstances to become one of the most famous movie stars in the world. Steve McQueen: Full-Throttle Cool presents McQueen's life story in an artistic, graphic-novel format. It covers his entire life, from his earliest years growing up in a suburb of Indianapolis to his death from mesothelioma. Learn all about his stunning movie career, in which he defined the antihero archetype. The cool panache he brought to the screen was perhaps only matched by his adrenaline-pumping racing exploits. Get the full measure of both from this book.

Steve McQueen The race of his life

by Abeal, Marcelo

Bullitt Points: Memories of Steve McQueen and Bullitt Author: Tony Piazza. Sharon Farrell “Hollywood Princess” From Sioux City, Iowa: The “Bad Girl's” ...

Steve McQueen The race of his life

Author: Abeal, Marcelo

Publisher: Editorial Dunken

ISBN: 9870280781

Page: 344

View: 840

Steve McQueen had a terrible childhood. “This made him the man he was”, abandoned by his father before he was born and left aside by his mother, he grew up almost like an orphan until he was an adolescent and became the greatest Hollywood star ever.McQueen was a magnet to the box office because, rather than an actor, he was a style. He understood and took advantage of this, even in spite of making the list of his enemies even longer. “People said he was a very difficult person, simply because he was not a tame lamb which could be easily handled. He knew what was good for him. He argued to death with directors to have things done his own way. He acted like this in all aspects of life. Always on the edge.”By the time he died, he had accumulated 55 cars, 210 motorbikes and was beginning to take an interest in old airplanes. But his love was not just collecting. He used to stay “ I’m not sure whether I’m an actor who competes or a driver who acts”.Marcelo Abeal, the author, is an enthusiast fan of Steve, as well as an actor and stuntman himself. After doing thorough research on Steve’s life for over three years, he now shares his work in this unique compilation of observations, anecdotes, exclusive interviews and comments made by close friends, colleagues and people who knew Steve very well.Steve’s most memorable films are “The Magnificent Seven”, “The Great Escape” (exclusive comment by Tim Gibbs, stunt), “Bullitt” (exclusive interview to Don Gordon, one of his best friends), “Le Mans”, “The Getaway”, “Papillon”, “Tom Horn” (exclusive interview to his friend, actor Mel Novak), and the series “Wanted Dead or Alive” (exclusive interview to Loren Janes, his stunt all his life). Plus, an interview to the last doctor who assisted him, Dr. Cesar Santos Vargas.

The Life Steve McQueen

by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

... 57, 59, 94, 122, 130, 133, 158, 167, 180, 185, 203 McQueen, Steve. see also individual movies in acting school, 20 Actors Studio and, 23 collections of, ...

The Life Steve McQueen

Author: Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Publisher: Motorbooks

ISBN: 0760361983

Page: 240

View: 750

The Life Steve McQueen explores and celebrates the films, racing, style and overall life that made Steve McQueen The King of Cool and an enduring icon. Steve McQueen remains the embodiment of cool some three decades after his death. Whether on the silver screen, racing a Triumph motorcycle across a California desert, dueling with other racers at Le Mans, or simply hanging with his pals, McQueen exuded an effortless style that belied his rough and tumble past. It’s a trick that ensures he continues to appear in advertising and pop culture all the while embraced by cinema, racing, and motorcycle fans as one of their own. He remains the ultimate guy’s guy. The Life Steve McQueen explores and celebrates the memorable aspects of McQueen’s life that, taken as a whole, defined the man and cemented his reputation as a Hollywood rebel and risk taker. Peppered with period photos, illustrations, posters, and more, The Life Steve McQueen surveys the movie roles, racing, personal style, art, and pop culture that all combined to crown the King of Cool and ensure his legacy.

Junior Bonner The Making of a Classic with Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the Summer of 1971

by Jeb Rosebrook

Marshall Terrill, author of: Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel Steve McQueen: The Last Mile Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool Steve ...

Junior Bonner The Making of a Classic with Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the Summer of 1971

Author: Jeb Rosebrook

Publisher: BearManor Media

ISBN:

Page:

View: 588

“Junior Bonner is Jeb Rosebrook’s masterpiece, subtly understated and richly rewarding. In 1972, it provided director Sam Peckinpah with a unique opportunity to return to his roots and deliver a portrayal of the modern American West. In this wonderfully written memoir, Rosebrook captures the creative conflicts that are inevitable as words become images. It depicts a classic confrontation between a talented young screenwriter and tyrannical director whose personal visions merge to make a classic motion picture. A must-read for anyone interested in the reality behind great moviemaking.” —Garner Simmons, author of Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage Junior Bonner (1972) is the best rodeo film that’s ever been made. It was the best script Sam ever got his hands on.…Junior Bonner is truer to the human element behind the sport than any other rodeo film. It’s Sam’s one Western film where the protagonists survive the transition—at least for another day. The wreck might still be coming for Junior Bonner another mile or so down the road. That was the story of Sam, too.“ —Max Evans, author of Goin’ Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends “Without the pressure of being commercially successful the film is one of McQueen’s and Peckinpah’s finest films, dealing with the human heart. The combination of deft performances, inspired writing and directing, and the authentic feel of the locations resulted in a rare experience., in the words of McQueen’s next co-star Ali MacGraw, who proclaimed, “Such a beautiful, perfect film!” —Andrew Antoniades and Mike Siegel, authors of Steve McQueen: The Actor and His Films “Screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook’s memoir about the making of the classic Steve McQueen film he penned, Junior Bonner, is infinitely more than a behind-the-scenes account of a great film. It’s an inside-the-scenes account of a turning point in his own life, of a dangerous moment in the career of an aging movie star, of a transitional time when Hollywood briefly emulated the artistic ambitions and creative reach of European cinema. The cast of characters includes such flammable figures as McQueen and legendary director auteur-terrible Sam Peckinpah and assorted agents, producers, and 1970s studio executives who were presiding over Hollywood’s greatest explosion of audacious, boundary-breaking filmmaking since its founding. And Rosebrook’s memoir goes deeper, into the hearts and minds of these dreamers and schemers on both sides of the camera who, almost in spite of themselves, their egos, and their appetites, managed to make lasting film art that’s worth analyzing and celebrating all these decades later.” —Steven Gaydos, Executive Editor, VARIETY “For decades Jeb Rosebrook entertained audiences with films, television shows and novels. Now, his behind-the-scenes memoir of the production of the movie Junior Bonner, which he scripted, spotlights how filmmaking is an intensely collaborative art. Plus, we get all the skinny, and the fat, of behind the scenes shenanigans, sexual dalliances, and Steve McQueen’s resilience and acting strength against Peckinpah’s iron-fisted directing. Junior Bonner, starring Steve McQueen, Ida Lupino and Robert Preston, evolved through Rosebrook’s inspiring creativity and diligent collaboration with the actors—and director Peckinpah always threatening to send home anyone, cast, or crew, with a tin can strapped to their butt. Through it all, Rosebrook’s script survived to create a classic and memorable film—one of the top 100 Westerns.” —James Ciletti, Pikes Poet Laureate, Colorado Springs, Colorado “In this lovely and loving memoir, Junior Bonner: The Making of a Classic with Steven McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the Summer of 1971, Jeb Rosebrook recalls the production of the film from its beginnings in his own masterly screenplay—an original and one of the best Peckinpah was ever graced with—to the disappointing returns that greeted the film at the box office. Yet, like the story in front of the camera, the story Rosebrook finds behind the camera is not one of defeat but of faith in dreams and perseverance in pursuing them—it’s a story of creative collaboration, where everyone working to his or her peak capacity contributes to the final achievement.” —Paul Seydor, author of Peckinpah: The Western Films: A Reconsideration and The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: The Untold Story of Peckinpah’s Last Western Film.

Amigos Musketeers and Steve McQueen

by Alan R. Miller

Steve McQueen was home and would be coming here for the festivities. Life was good. Steve and I began bar hopping on and off a few days before The Party.

Amigos Musketeers and Steve McQueen

Author: Alan R. Miller

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

ISBN: 1553955080

Page: 193

View: 510

From small town (Sussex), Wisconsin to the Jungles of Vietnam. True adventures of boyhood pals growing up and facing the hostilities of war and coming home to the hostilities of peace.