{"id":47992,"date":"2025-01-22T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/steve-mcqueen-a-biography\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:13:27","slug":"steve-mcqueen-a-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/steve-mcqueen-a-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve McQueen: A Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$22.00<\/del> - $14.23<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 22, 2025 12:13:27 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/0307453227?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  Steve McQueen is one of America\u2019s legendary movie stars best known for his hugely successful film career in classics such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and The Towering Inferno as well asfor his turbulent life off-screen and impeccable style. His unforgettable physical beauty, his soft-spoken manner, his tough but tender roughness, and his aching vulnerability had women swooning and men wanting to be just like him. Today\u2014nearly thirty years after he lost his battle against cancer at the age of fifty\u2014McQueen remains \u201cThe King of Cool.\u201d Yet, few know the truth of what bubbled beneath his composed exterior and shaped his career, his passions, and his private life.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Now, in Steve McQueen, New York Times bestselling author, acclaimed biographer, and film historian, Marc Eliot captures the complexity of this Hollywood screen legend. Chronicling McQueen\u2019s tumultuous life both on and off the screen, from his hardscrabble childhood to his rise to Hollywood superstar status, to his struggles with alcohol and drugs and his fervor for racing fast cars and motorcycles, Eliot discloses intimate details of McQueen\u2019s three marriages, including his tumultuous relationships with Neile Adams and Ali MacGraw, as well as his numerous affairs. He also paints a full portrait of this incredible yet often perplexing career that ranged from great films to embarrassing misfires. Steve McQueen, adored by millions, was obsessed by Paul Newman, and it is the nature of that obsession that reveals so much about who McQueen really was. Perhaps his greatest talent was to be able to convince audiences that he was who he really wasn\u2019t, even as he tried to prove to himself that he wasn\u2019t who he really was.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>With original material, rare photos, and new interviews, Eliot presents a fascinating and complete picture of McQueen\u2019s life.    <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book an entertaining and insightful biography of an iconic American actor. They appreciate the interesting facts about his life and the great cast of characters. The book provides a detailed look at this movie legend. 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