Nickname:	Steve McQueen / Steven McQueen / Bandito / King Of Cool
Known for:	The Great Escape, Bullitt, Papillon
Birth name:	Terence Steven McQueen
Birthday:	24 March 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA
Height:	5' 9" (1.75 m)

Renowned celebrity photographer WILLIAM CLAXTON has died aged 80.The celebrated snapper, who is best known for his work with jazz musicians in the 1960s, died from heart complications at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday (11Oct08).Throughout his long career, Claxton photographed Bob Dylan, Steve McQueen, Joni Mitchell and Tom Jones.Claxton also helped found the Grammy
Steve McQueen's widow has urged ailing movie star Patrick Swayze to get the most out of life as he battles pancreatic cancer - because there's no guarantee medication will help.


Artist-turned-director STEVE McQUEEN has been awarded the prestigious Camera d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie debut HUNGER.Hunger details the final days of Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker Bobby Sands - played by 300 star Michael Fassbender - who died aged 27 in Maze Prison in Belfast, Ireland in 1981.McQueen was
AP - Heirs of the late actor Steve McQueen have gone to court to stop an apparel manufacturer from using the King of Cool's name and likeness to promote its products without their consent.
Reuters - Steve McQueen's estate sued a clothing company on Tuesday, alleging the unauthorized use of the late film star's image and name as part of its "Steve McQueen Celebration" line of fashion and accessories.
The estate of STEVE McQUEEN has taken legal action against a clothing company for allegedly using the late actor’s image and name without permission.McQueen’s family filed its lawsuit in New York on Tuesday (25Mar08), accusing Clothing Company S.P.A. and its parent company Belstaff of the "willful and brazen unauthorised use of the name, image, signature
STEVE McQUEEN’s widow BARBARA and his longtime stunt double have been announced as the special guests at the second annual Steve McQueen Days festival in Slater, Missouri.Devotees of the movie icon will gather in the actor’s boyhood hometown on 28 and 29 March (08) to celebrate McQueen’s life and work.Steve McQueen Days is timed around
David Beckham has revealed his top secret fashion inspiration - late silver screen icon Steve McQueen. The soccer star confesses he idolizes the Bullitt star and tries to emulate his look.


AFP - A Ferrari once owned and raced by "King of Cool" Steve McQueen has sold at auction in California for just over 2.3 million dollars, auction house Christie's said Friday.
AP - A classic Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen sold for $2.31 million Thursday night at auction.
AFP - A Ferrari once owned and raced by "King of Cool" Steve McQueen has sold at auction in California for just over 2.3 million dollars, auction house Christie's said Friday.
Rarely seen home movies from the personal collections of Hollywood legends like Alfred Hitchcock and Steve McQueen are to air as part of a one-night film festival in Hollywood. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will present Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures From The Academy Film Archive next month.


Rarely seen home movies from the personal collections of Hollywood legends like ALFRED HITCHCOCK and STEVE McQUEEN are to air as part of a one-night film festival in Hollywood.The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will present Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures From The Academy Film Archive next month (Aug07).A spokeswoman for the event says,
Daniel Craig has been tipped to play screen legend Steve McQueen by the late actor's widow. Barbara McQueen Brunsvold insists Craig is the only actor who can do the mammoth role justice in any biopic of the "The Great Escape" star's life.

She said: "I think Daniel would be the best one to play Steve. He's kind of got that swagger, the good looks - if I wasn't married I'd date him."
Screen icon Steve McQueen once fired a gun at The Who star Keith Moon's house after a row over a bathroom light bulb. The actor - who lived beside the rocker in Malibu, California - became so infuriated with next door neighbor's habit of leaving the light on that he took matters into his own hands, according to his widow Barbara.


Screen icon STEVE McQUEEN once fired a gun at THE WHO star KEITH MOON’s house after a row over a bathroom lightbulb.The Bullitt actor - who lived beside the rocker in Malibu, California became so infuriated with next door neighbour’s habit of leaving the light on that he took matters into his own hands, according
Legendary movie star STEVE McQUEEN was desperate to try all kinds of medicines to overcome lung cancer, but knew that going to Mexico was his "last hope", his widow has revealed.The Bullitt actor died from a heart attack after surgery to remove tumours from his neck and abdomen in Juarez, Mexico in 1980.And widow Barbara
Steve McQueen's widow Barbara has no regrets about auctioning off the movie star's belongings - because she "deserved" the money she made from it. The Bullitt actor's wife decided to sell his possessions, including his 1929 Harley motorcycle, clothing and toys, at auction in 2006.


A Ferrari belonging to late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen is set to pick up between $800,000 and $1.2 million at a Christie's auction in August, according to estimates. The car, driven by the "king of cool" for a decade from 1963, was unveiled by the famous auction house on Friday.


A Ferrari belonging to late Hollywood actor STEVE McQUEEN is set to pick up between $800,000 (£400,000) and $1.2 million (£600,000) at a Christie’s auction in August, according to estimates.The car, driven by the "king of cool" for a decade from 1963, was unveiled by the famous auction house on Friday (27Apr07).McQueen was a race

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