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STEVE McQUEEN (actor) STEVE McQUEEN (actor) special poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 7p002 STEVE McQUEEN special French 15x21 '60s wonderful close portrait of The King of Cool! Date Sold 12/5/2010![]() Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Unfolded Special French Movie Poster (measures 15" x 21 1/4" [38 x 54 cm]) (Learn More) Steve McQueen was born Terence Steven McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana in 1930. He would grow up to become "The King of Cool", but no one could have predicted that from his childhood or even his first 18 years! His father left his mother when he was a baby, and he spent his childhood shuffling between his mother and a succession of boyfriends and husbands, and with his grandparents and great uncle. He was constantly in trouble, and when he was 14 he was remanded to the California Junior Boys Republic for problem kids. At first he rebelled, but eventually did quite well there, and remained associated with that institution the rest of his life. But his troubles were far from over. He left the institution when he was 16 and joined the Merchant Marine, and then quit it after a short time, becoming a drifter taking a succession of odd jobs. At 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and initially did well, but he failed to return after a weekend pass, and was arrested and spent 41 days in the brig. This seemed to be a life changing experience for Steve, for he changed his ways after getting out of the brig, and served well in the Marines until 1950 when he was discharged. In 1952, he studied acting with Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse, and competed in motorcycle races. He got some theater, TV, and film roles, but nothing major until 1958, when he got the lead part in a new TV series, Wanted: Dead or Alive. In 1959, he had a major role in Frank Sinatra's Never So Few (replacing Sammy Davis, Jr) and in 1960, he was one of the seven in John Sturgis' The Magnificent Seven. In 1963, he re-teamed with director Sturgis for The Great Escape, and McQueen was now a major star. Steve followed with a series of more great movies: Soldier in the Rain, Love with the Proper Stranger, The Cincinnati Kid, Nevada Smith, The Sand Pebbles, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon, and The Towering Inferno, among others! But after The Towering Inferno, McQueen essentially retired from acting for 8 years. Some say it was because he demanded three million dollars plus 10% of the gross and others say he was just tired of acting. During this period he turned down the lead in just about every great action or adventure movie, including just about every part that went to Robert Redford. In 1980, Steve finally returned to his traditional roles with Tom Horn and The Hunter, but he was diagnosed with mesothelioma and passed away shortly after in 1980, at the age of 50. But he left behind a great body of work, and there has never been another star the likes of Steve McQueen, and I don't know there ever will! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never seen or heard of this really great French personality poster before. We have sold several similar Italian 13 1/2" x 19 1/2" posters which are on a very similar fairly heavyweight paper, and they were from the early 1950s, but this poster is obviously from the early 1960s, and if it was one of a series, we have never seen any of the others either. It would seem to surely date from after McQueen's success in The Magnificent Seven, especially because his name is misspelled on the poster! If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: very good to fine. The poster has some creases and scuffs around the edges but is overall in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades ![]()
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