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• Steve McQueen was an American actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" and was considered one of the biggest box office draws of the 1960's and the 1970's.

  McQueen studied acting at Lee Strasberg's Actors' Studio in New York City. He also raced motorcycles and sports cars, often performeing his own stunts in films.

  McQueen died of lung cancer on November 7, 1980 at the age of 50.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth Name: Terence Steven McQueen
  2. Born: March 24, 1930
  3. Died: November 7, 1980
  4. Married to Barbara Minty (a model) in 1980
  5. Trained with Bruce Lee, was also a pall bearer Lee's funeral
  6. It was revealed in 1969 that McQueen was included on Charles Manson's "death list"
  7. Ranked #30 in Empire (UK) magazine "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" (1997)

• Noteworthy Films

  • 1959: Never So Few
  • 1960: The Magnificent Seven
  • 1963: The Great Escape
  • 1968: Bullitt
  • 1973: Papillon

• Quotes

  1. "I'm not sure whether I'm an actor who races or a racer who acts".
  2. "I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real uncomfortable, real uncomfortable".

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