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David McQueen is among America’s renowned celebrities most widely known for his very successful film career in classics like the Magnificent Seven, The Truly Amazing Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and The Towering Inferno in addition to for his violent life off-screen and flawless design. His memorable bodily elegance, his soft spoken way, his tough-but sensitive roughness, and his painful weakness had girls swooning and males attempting to be the same as him. Today—nearly thirty years after he lost his fight against cancer at age fifty—McQueen stays “The King of Cool.” However, few understand the reality of what bubbled beneath his constructed exterior and formed his profession, his interests, and his personal life.              Today, in Steve McQueen, Ny Times-Bestselling author, acclaimed biographer, and film historian, Marc Eliot reflects the difficulty of the Hollywood screen story. Chronicling McQueen’s tumultuous lifestyle both on and off the display, from his hardscrabble childhood to his rise to Hollywood celebrity position, to his battles with alcohol and drugs and his fervor for rushing fast cars and bikes, Eliot shows personal particulars of McQueen’s three partnerships, including his tumultuous relationships with Neile Adams and Ali MacGraw, in addition to his numerous matters.