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McQueen: The Biography (Hardcover)

by Christopher Sandford (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0002571951
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002571951
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 593,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Highly entertaining...a compelling portrait of a true original.


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Steve McQueen, one of the first "cool" film stars, remains a cultural icon the world over. His image is used to sell everything from cars, to beer, to a range of dolls. From the Cicinnati Kid to Frank Bullitt, Tom Crown to Papillon, his roles exemplified a certain school of male charm, as well as grit and a hint of menace. McQueen was born in 1930 into a poor Mid-western family to a highly strung mother and truant father. In and out of reform school from a young age, he was eventually made a ward of court and the resulting sense of abandonment never left him. His big break came with the TV saga "Wanted: Dead or Alive" and the now cult-classic B-movie "The Blob". Just two years later he was one of the leading lights of tinseltown. Sandford goes on to chart McQueen's phenomenal Hollywood career, starring in some of the world's best-loved films, in tandem with his turbulent private life: his marriages, his bisexuality, the drink, the fast cars, casual sex and violence.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a real insight into the life of steve mcqueen, 7 Feb 2002
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admittedly, this is my first book into the life of steve mcqueen so there's not much I can compare it with. However, I have read many other film actor biographies and this one rates very highly for me. Its a real page-turner, brings some great stories together from mcqueen's childhood through to his death in 1980 and delves into a character who essentially was very complex and hard to get to know. Read this and in my mind, you won't be disappointed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, 13 Jan 2003
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This review is from: McQueen: The Biography (Paperback)
This book, I am afraid to say is awful. There's no disputing the facts which have obviously been deeply researched, including little insights which nobody could possibly have known (see the scene where he visits his mothers corpse, and mouths 'I love you' with damp eyes. This was a private visit, so who saw that?).

The writer fails to give the book any pace or structure, jumping between times and facts almost randomly and constantly repeating the authors own opinion on what a contradictory character McQueen really was. Half way through I have had to give up on this book. The ultimate icon of american celluloid cool does not deserve so tedious a re-telling of his life.

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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A poor effort, 31 Oct 2002
This review is from: McQueen: The Biography (Paperback)
Lots of words, yet very little to say about one of Hollywood's most enduring icons. The films are mentioned almost in passing, very little is said about McQueen's closest friends and family or the people he connected with during his lifetime. The author seems obsessed with McQueen's sex life whilst ignoring the star's real loves, motorcycles, cars and planes. A pity that so little attention was paid to these areas when some of McQueen's greatest achievements as a man were on the race tracks rather than on screen or in the bedroom. Must try harder!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and memorable
A well-researched biography, presenting its subject as a great actor but as an awkward and difficult man. Read more
Published 17 months ago by DDH255

1.0 out of 5 stars A very confusing biography/novel?
At times I felt as though I was reading a novel and not a biography. The first two chapters were interesting and well written but then it became wishy washy repetitive and self... Read more
Published 18 months ago by confused person

3.0 out of 5 stars Two different books in one.
This is a very interesting read up until fame broke for McQueen. His childhood and teenage years were disturbing and dark but it is fascinating none the less. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jonny Ramon

3.0 out of 5 stars Candyass
A rambling biography loosely based on the chronology of his films. If you prefer a traditional biography, with chapters on parents, schooling, formative years etc, then this is... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2007 by bibliobiblio

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable biog of Hollywood icon.
...there is plenty about McQueen's life beyond just the sex here- focusing more on the films, McQueen's childhood, his business approach, his intended collaboration with Harold... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2003 by Jason Parkes

2.0 out of 5 stars Jumbled Mash
There have been many biographies of McQueen over the past 20 years, so when I saw this latest effort I hoped for something new. I was generally disappointed. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Damaged Goods
The king of cool is a man who came from the worst of abusive, neglected childhoods to become one of the most famous men in the world. Read more
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