Steve McQueen: King of Cool

Terence Steven McQueen was born in 1930 in Indiana (United States).
Rebellious, Hard, Lonely, these are the adjectives with which you can describe the personality of this extraordinary actor. In a nutshell, all this is summed up in one word: "Cool". Never knew his father abandoned him when he had six months and his mother gave him to an uncle, with whom he spent his childhood and adolescence. All this marks the character of young Steve, who had to face the harshness of life. Like all the rebels of American cinema (Clift, Brando, Dean, Newman), he attended the famous Actor's Studio.
Debuted on Broadway, with A Hat Full of Rain.
The first happened it was on TV thanks to the series Wanted: Dead or Alive.
In 1960 his first major role in the film "The Magnificent Seven", where he was able to compete with already established players like Yul Brynner. Thanks to movies like "The Great Escape", "The Cincinnati Kid", "Bullitt" and "The Thomas Crown Affair", McQueen became a star of first magnitude.
Unforgettable are his performances in "Papillon", "The Getaway".
His great passion cars races.
He died of cancer in 1980 in Mexico.

The films included are:
- The Magnificent Seven
- The Great Escape
- The Cincinnati Kid
- The Sand Pebbles
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- Bullitt
- The Getaway
- Papillon
- The Towering Inferno

Music from movie Papillon and The Show Must Go On by The Queen.

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[altobiotero]

Good Job !!  Great info... and lovely pics...

[TheBigValley]

@altobiotero Thank you so much Tobi!

[et7waage1]

A real cool montage! Queen rocks!

[TheBigValley]

@et7waage1 The video more difficult to achieve! Thank you!

[MonroeSmile]

The King of Cool indeed. Nice work here Mirko, really showed the electricity and force McQueen possessed onscreen. What made him so special is that he did it all so effortlessly. Great vid.

[TheBigValley]

@MonroeSmile Thank you Claudia!

[Chkhito999]

LEGEND!

[Beulah502]

McQueen's death was a real lose

[applenia88]

.....voglio una vita come steve mcqueen.....

[SuperDeesa]

Mirko you and I have the same great tastes... LOL... another of my channels is for Steve... smiles and huggssss... JVD

[TheBigValley]

@IngridHexerl Ingrid, you are always generous in your comments! Wow, you've seen all his movies? You're a great lover of cinema! I'm glad I made happy with this work! Thank you once again!

[IngridHexerl]

Wonderful are the unforgettable scenes of my favorite actors!

I saw all his films and also read the book "Papillon".

My congratulations to your fantastic video, dear Mirko. I'm thrilled.

You have selected the best pictures and a great music!

More than a brilliant film work!

Just incredibly beautiful and impressive!

Thumbs up and all the stars ★ there is! I enjoy the fantastic video, thank you sincerely and upload it.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♡ Ingrid