Steve McQueen: A Biography

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Steve McQueen is one of America’s 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—nearly thirty years after he lost his battle against cancer at the age of fifty—McQueen remains “The King of Cool.” Yet, few know the truth of what bubbled beneath his composed exterior and shaped his career, his passions, and his private life.

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’s 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’s 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’t, even as he tried to prove to himself that he wasn’t who he really was.

With original material, rare photos, and new interviews, Eliot presents a fascinating and complete picture of McQueen’s life.

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书名：Steve McQueen: A Biography

史蒂夫·麦奎因是美国传奇电影明星之一，他因在经典电影中取得巨大成功而闻名，例如 《了不起的七人组》、《大逃亡》、《托马斯王冠事件》、《布利特》， and 高耸的地狱 以及 因为他在银幕下动荡的生活和无可挑剔的风格。他令人难忘的外表美貌，他轻声细语的举止，他坚韧但温柔的粗暴，以及他令人痛苦的弱点，让女人们陶醉，男人想要像他一样。如今，在50岁的麦昆与癌症抗争失败近30年后的今天，他仍然是“酷之王”。然而，很少有人知道他沉着的外表下到底发生了什么，并塑造了他的职业生涯、他的激情和他的私生活。

现在，在 史蒂夫·麦奎因史蒂夫·麦奎因。 纽约时报 畅销书作家、备受赞誉的传记作家和电影历史学家马克·艾略特抓住了这位好莱坞银幕传奇人物的复杂性。艾略特记录了麦昆在银幕内外动荡的生活，从他贫困的童年到他成为好莱坞巨星，再到他与酒精和毒品的斗争以及他对赛车和摩托车的狂热，艾略特透露了麦昆三次婚姻的亲密细节，包括他与尼尔·亚当斯和阿里·麦格劳的动荡关系，以及他的无数婚外情。他还完整地描绘了这个令人难以置信但经常令人困惑的职业生涯，从伟大的电影到令人尴尬的失败。被数百万人崇拜的史蒂夫·麦昆被保罗·纽曼迷住了，正是这种痴迷的本质揭示了麦昆的真实面目。也许他最大的天赋是能够让观众相信他不是真正的他，即使他试图向自己证明他不是真正的他。

通过原创材料、罕见的照片和新的采访，艾略特呈现了一幅迷人而完整的麦昆生活图景。