Steve McQueen (actor)
| Steve McQueen | |
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McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive, 1959
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| Born |
Terence Steven McQueen March 24, 1930 Beech Grove, Indiana, United States |
| Died | November 7, 1980 (aged 50) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Malignant mesothelioma |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1980 |
| Spouse(s) |
Neile Adams (m. 1956–72) (divorced) Ali MacGraw (m. 1973–78) (divorced) Barbara Minty (m. 1980) |
| Children |
Chad McQueen (b. 1960) Terry Leslie McQueen (1959–1998) |
| Relatives | Steven R. McQueen (grandson) |
Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. Called "The King of Cool", his "anti-hero" persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and 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 Cincinnati Kid, 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.
Terence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, 1930 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana. His father, William Terence McQueen, was a stunt pilot for a barnstorming flying circus who left McQueen's mother, Julia Ann (née Crawford), six months after meeting her. Julia allegedly was an alcoholic. Unable to cope with caring for a small child, she left him with her parents (Victor and Lillian) in Slater, Missouri, in 1933. As the Great Depression set in shortly thereafter, McQueen and his grandparents moved in with Lillian's brother Claude at his farm in Slater. McQueen was raised Catholic.
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