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In his earliest known photo, a 16-year-old Steve McQueen is seated on the top row, fifth from the right or in the center of the top row.

He often credited the reform school for turning his life around and paid frequent visits to youth to encourage them.

McQueen also established an annual scholarship in his name and bequeathed $200,000 to them in death.

29th January 1950 and makes his way to 117, MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village

"I found a great place to stay in Palm Springs on Airbnb. What do you think?

The original Steve McQueen Palm Springs Hideaway
Entire villa, Sleeps 6"

https://abnb.me/GlIaVYW7Bsb

811 East Grace Circle, PALM SPRINGS (1)

2203 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs (2)

While still attending STELLA ADLER's school in New York, McQueen dated GIA SCALA from 1952 to 1954.

"That she liked her acting teacher and the students in her class; especially a certain fellow who she thought was interesting; interesting because of how he delivers a scene in class. When Gia asked him how he makes it real, he told her that he mentally takes the scene apart, and then reconstructs the phasing. He does it to own what he says and how it was said." (p.129)

"In acting classes he was well liked, and that Stella Adler did not accept everyone who applied to her classes, she was very particular." (p.130)

"And on the weekends we go to a place in Long Island...where he races motorcycles. At first he did it for fun, but when the owners of the Speedway noticed how daring he was, now they pay him one hundred dollars a week to race!" (p.131)

"He seemed a bit on the wild side because he drove a motorcycle with Gia riding on the back...And Gia had mentioned in her letters that her Cool man had talked about marriage." (p.134)

In late 1955 at the age of 25, McQueen left New York and headed for California, where he moved into a house on Vestal Avenue in the Echo Park area, seeking acting jobs in Hollywood.

On November 2nd, 1956 he married actress Neile Adams, with whom he had a daughter,

Terry Leslie (June 5th, 1959 - March 19th, 1998 and a son Chad (born December 28th, 1960)

He appeared as a musical judge in an episode of ABC's Jukebox Jury, 24th April 1959: JukeBox Jury was a popular music critique show in which a panel of judges listened to the latest Pop releases and then judgement on the quality of the song. Steve McQueen appeared as a guest panelist along with Eartha Kitt, and they judges songs by Kay Starr and Jimmy Boyd.

The 94 episodes that ran from 1958 until early 1961 kept McQueen steadily employed and he became a fixture at the reknowned

Season 4, episode 17.
Original air date: 6 February 1958.
Cast: Dan Duryea (Dr. Dennis Sulllivan), Eduard Franz (Dr. Skinner), Don Keefer, Rusty Lane, Steve McQueen (Henry Reeves/ Anthony Reeves), Ann Rutherford (Ann) and Gloria Talbott (Susan Anders).

{CLICK ON ABOVE and below IMAGES TO DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH}

{Steve McQueen and Mary Wilson of The Supremes photographed at the California,

Neile McQueen and Rock Hudson attend the premiere of Shakespeare's 'Richard II', with Richard Chamberlain, in Los Angeles on March 7, 1972

Neile Adams attends the opening of Mr. Chow Restaurant in Los Angeles on January 24, 1974

Steve McQueen’s Jag with Broadway star Neile Adams McQueen, Steve’s wife of 14 years and mum to Terry and Chad.

She wrote the cheque for this XKSS back in 1958, he banked a lot of speeding tickets in it - Neile spent many miles riding shotgun but hadn’t ridden in it for over 50 years.

Neile will be 90 years young next month and has become a good friend! She’s written two books and she’s still doing what she loves singing and dancing.

News from Neile Adams, Steve McQueen's first wife:
Neile signs copies of his best selling books at Just Fabulous Palm Springs on December 11, 2022


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Contents Reason for visiting Le Mans Chateau Lornay Exterior Interior Chateau de Segrais Le Mans - The opening sequence Siegfried Rauch Circuit of Reims on May 1965 Miscellaneous Autographs Behind the scenes of Le Mans: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsz67eVQHgQ Steve McQueen archives of Le Mans: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJLCGSmBcQ Here is the 1946 Boys Republic baseball team. In his earliest known photo, a 16-year-old Steve McQueen is seated on the top row, fifth from the right or in the center of the top row. He often credited the reform school for turning his life around and paid frequent visits to youth to encourage them. McQueen also established an annual scholarship in his name and bequeathed $200,000 to them in death. In return the Boys Republic built a recreation center in his honor. *Steve McQueen and the Cobra* *Steve McQueen leaves the marines (USMC)* *29th January 1950 and makes his way to 117, MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village* *and a new life...* ENLISTED IN THE MARINES: 28th APRIL 1947... *DONinNEWyork...*STEVE MCQUEEN in Greenwich Village "FAMILY AFFAIRS" 1952 *** Bell Telephone System promo with actor Steve McQueen: https://youtu.be/RFdPjepSVb0 THE GIRL ON THE RUN (1953) PLAYS: Molly Picon (1952) * Peg O' My Heart (1953) * Member of the Wedding (1952) * Time out for Ginger (1954) * Two fingers of pride (1955) * A Hatful of Rain (1956) * Photographer: Roy Schatt (1956) {In Tijuana on 2nd Novemeber 1956} https://vcreporter.com/2010/11/in-memory-of-the-king-of-cool/ "I found a great place to stay in Palm Springs on Airbnb. What do you think? The original Steve McQueen Palm Springs Hideaway Entire villa, Sleeps 6" https://abnb.me/GlIaVYW7Bsb 811 East Grace Circle, PALM SPRINGS (1) 2203 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs (2) STEVE MCQUEEN HOMES I AM STEVE MCQUEEN: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mSW6fDjjXmw&feature=share Gia Scala While still attending STELLA ADLER's school in New York, McQueen dated GIA SCALA from 1952 to 1954. "That she liked her acting teacher and the students in her class; especially a certain fellow who she thought was interesting; interesting because of how he delivers a scene in class. When Gia asked him how he makes it real, he told her that he mentally takes the scene apart, and then reconstructs the phasing. He does it to own what he says and how it was said." (p.129) "In acting classes he was well liked, and that Stella Adler did not accept everyone who applied to her classes, she was very particular." (p.130) "And on the weekends we go to a place in Long Island...where he races motorcycles. At first he did it for fun, but when the owners of the Speedway noticed how daring he was, now they pay him one hundred dollars a week to race!" (p.131) "Gia thought he was cool, it was because he was exciting."(p.133) "He seemed a bit on the wild side because he drove a motorcycle with Gia riding on the back...And Gia had mentioned in her letters that her Cool man had talked about marriage." (p.134) In late 1955 at the age of 25, McQueen left New York and headed for California, where he moved into a house on Vestal Avenue in the Echo Park area, seeking acting jobs in Hollywood. On November 2nd, 1956 he married actress Neile Adams, with whom he had a daughter, THE 20th CENTURY-FOX HOUR EPISODE "DEEP WATER" (1957) Terry Leslie (June 5th, 1959 - March 19th, 1998 and a son Chad (born December 28th, 1960) He appeared as a musical judge in an episode of ABC's Jukebox Jury, 24th April 1959: JukeBox Jury was a popular music critique show in which a panel of judges listened to the latest Pop releases and then judgement on the quality of the song. Steve McQueen appeared as a guest panelist along with Eartha Kitt, and they judges songs by Kay Starr and Jimmy Boyd. https://youtu.be/1sDS7LwWpbA ED SULLIVAN SHOW * https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AvGvkwI4Za0&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1gZNRbrYbLK4FpUDPHcBtZY4Y92pk7mdrDfV81F5haw04jBOTbfh4Lfas TALES OF WELLS FARGO: Bill Longley: * Season 2 Episode 23: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tuh50 BACKGROUND INFORMATION: https://www.mcqueenonline.com/towfhv.htm TRACKDOWN * THE BROTHERS (1958) Episode https://youtu.be/kml5yrZAVAw The Bounty Hunter Episode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DBUVJlbqhcM BACKGROUND INFORMATION: https://www.mcqueenonline.com/thv.htm WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE AT CBS TELEVISION CITY * The 94 episodes that ran from 1958 until early 1961 kept McQueen steadily employed and he became a fixture at the reknowned IVERSON MOVIE RANCH in CHATSWORTH where much of the outdoor action for Wanted Dead or Alive was shot... http://iversonmovieranch.blogspot.com/search/label/Wanted%3A%20Dead%20or%20Alive?m=1 JAMES COBURN appeared in several episodes of WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE... https://youtu.be/iJbzhF84PpY https://youtu.be/TgiC4GZUO6s FILMS: 1953 https://coolmaterial.com/media/best-steve-mcqueen-movies/ Somebody up there likes me (1956) https://youtu.be/uw8_nJzIHw8 Never Love A Stranger(1958) PART 1 - https://youtu.be/MN1J9hWunz4 PART 2 - https://youtu.be/P5vLaXwYRjo FOUR HOURS IN WHITE (CLIMAX) https://youtu.be/Yc0wNejSfAA Season 4, episode 17. Original air date: 6 February 1958. Cast: Dan Duryea (Dr. Dennis Sulllivan), Eduard Franz (Dr. Skinner), Don Keefer, Rusty Lane, Steve McQueen (Henry Reeves/ Anthony Reeves), Ann Rutherford (Ann) and Gloria Talbott (Susan Anders). The Blob(1958) The Great St.Louis Bank Robbery(1959) Bob Hope: https://youtu.be/iJbzhF84PpY https://youtu.be/TgiC4GZUO6s Never So Few(1959) ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS {Season 4, Episode 32}: HUMAN INTEREST STORY (1959) PORSCHE 356 SPEEDSTER (26th April 1959) SANTA BARBARA ROAD RACES (30th -31st May 1959) DEL MAR RACEWAY,SAN DIEGO (19th September 1959) LAGUNA SECA (1962) HOLTVILLE RIVERSIDE RACEWAY. California (July,1966) Man From The South (1960) https://youtu.be/TSv4FpcDnPU https://youtu.be/YHQK7bRKHjM MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960) THE HONEYMOON MACHINE (1961) McQueen's Sunset Boulevard HELL IS FOR HEROES (1962) Steve McQueen's Land Rover (1962) WAR LOVER (1962) PARAMOUNT STUDIOS 1962 The Great Escape Locations (1963) ** SOLDIER IN THE RAIN (1963) Steve McQueen and Jay Sebring (1963) Visit to Boys Republic, Chino Hills, Cal., June 1963: LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER (1963) {CLICK ON ABOVE and below IMAGES TO DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH} https://www.google.com/amp/s/thegenealogyofstyle.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/a-bespoke-suit-for-steve-mcqueen/amp/ LUCIE BAINES JOHNSON (1964) {Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris: 15th September 1964} PARIS (1964)* Rene Bonnet (1964) * THE INTERNATIONAL SIX DAY TRIAL {ISDT} in East Germany -1964 Baby The Rain Must Fall (1965) Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie {1965} Cincinnati Kid (1965) Nevada Smith(1966) The Sand Pebbles (1966) Steve McQueen and Twiggy (1967) House Party (1967) THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968) * SHERRY-NETHERLAND HOTEL (1968) Bullitt (1968) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c34d0182714e515d62113ad/t/5fe14449a4c80330700fb145/1608598708504/Ep39-Marshall-Terrill-60s-Pick-Bullitt.mp3/original/Ep39-Marshall-Terrill-60s-Pick-Bullitt.mp3 THE REIVERS (1969) {Steve McQueen, Lee Purcell *** and Rona Barrett at Solar Production office in Studio City, September 1969} *LE MANS (1971)* https://jeremylr.medium.com/welcome-to-medium-sir-24f3634f0a1c *ON ANY SUNDAY (1971)* {Steve McQueen with Bruce Brown Director of 'On Any Sunday'} {Steve McQueen and Mary Wilson of The Supremes photographed at the California, Ontario Motor Speedway in September 1971} *JUNIOR BONNER (1972)* The Getaway (1972) *PAPILLON (1973)* *THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974)* *DIXIE DYNAMITE (1976)* *AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (1978) :* {1977 Interview about An Enemy Of The People: https://youtu.be/-ioWXrV-_Zs } *Trailer:* https://youtu.be/gcPtvOBqdZU Tom Horn (1980) *** THE HUNTER (1980) THE BEGINNING OF THE END... Steve McQueen: Honeymoon in Mexico https://archive.vcstar.com/entertainment/hollywood-auction-will-feature-stuff-from-steve-mcqueens-days-in-santa-paula-ep-292543592-351658251.html/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-McQueen-His-Own-Words/dp/1854432710/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=in+his+own+words+steve+mcqueen&qid=1580449222&sr=8-1 INTERVIEW: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/steve-mcqueen/?fbclid=IwAR0AHCNbC_pizwpnaBuRK3qLDVxuNnmKSn60Nh8fsVauk6LKy7c9HjvEdEc To order books directly at discount rate: autographed or plain 1st edition: Go to: www.udelbrosphotography.com/the-book or call 818 903 5111 Neile McQueen and Rock Hudson attend the premiere of Shakespeare's 'Richard II', with Richard Chamberlain, in Los Angeles on March 7, 1972 Neile Adams attends the opening of Mr. Chow Restaurant in Los Angeles on January 24, 1974 Steve McQueen’s Jag with Broadway star Neile Adams McQueen, Steve’s wife of 14 years and mum to Terry and Chad. She wrote the cheque for this XKSS back in 1958, he banked a lot of speeding tickets in it - Neile spent many miles riding shotgun but hadn’t ridden in it for over 50 years. Neile will be 90 years young next month and has become a good friend! She’s written two books and she’s still doing what she loves singing and dancing. News from Neile Adams, Steve McQueen's first wife: Neile signs copies of his best selling books at Just Fabulous Palm Springs on December 11, 2022 in Palm Springs, California. PART 1 DONinNEWyork...David Bowie DONinNEWyork...James Dean DONinNEWyork...Bob Dylan DONinNEWyork...Dustin Hoffman DONinNEWyork...John Lennon DONinNEWyork...Bruce Lenny DONinNEWyork...Philip Seymour Hoffman DONinNEWyork...Judy Holliday DONinNEWyork...Bette Midler DONinNEWyork...I Still Get Goosepimples by Steve McQueen DONinNEWyork...Marilyn Monroe DONinNEWyork...Muhammad Ali DONinNEWyork...The Rolling Stones DONinNEWyork...Sid Vicious PART 2 DONinNEWyork...Don DONinNEWyork...Barefoot In The Park DONinNEWyork...Brooklyn Bridge DONinNEWyork...Chelsea Hotel DONinNEWyork...Grand Central DONinNEWyork...Manhattan Images DONinNEWyork...Power Station DONinNEWyork...Punk Scene In New York DONinNEWyork...Travis Barker DONinNEWyork...Staten Island DONinNEWyork...U2 in Harlem DONinNEWyork...Where Harry Met Sally DONinNEWyork...World Trade Centre Gemma Arterton Michael Caine Sinead O'Connor**
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*Le Mans -* 7th June to October 1970 Filming commenced Monday, 22nd June 1970

Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country. The country is France. The drive is at 200MPH !!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3162242/The-Great-Escaper-Porsche-Hollywood-bad-boy-Steve-McQueen-customized-flee-police-paparazzi-goes-sale-1m-price-tag.html

https://youtu.be/rUBmP0Yok3c


LE MANS 8mm FILM (1) https://youtu.be/CAJl6DUOWBw
LE MANS 8mm FILM (2) https://youtu.be/cOTPIT7T9cM
LE MANS 8mm FILM (3) https://youtu.be/92jF9cAoTQg








This site is an attempt to gather images and thoughts about the region Steve McQueen lived in during the filming of the 1971 Le Mans film quoting brief passages for the purposes of review and so bring these images alive.......
Welcome to the Steve McQueen Le Mans Site. Launched on 13th Sept. 2001 and regularly updated.

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"Steve McQueen: Le Mans in the Rearview Mirror," chronicles the iconic 1971 racing film with hundreds of never before seen photos taken by Don Nunley.



[Acknowledgements - "A true Steve McQueen fan, Don Whistance provided the photograph of the Chateau Lornay."] {Photography Credits "Don Whistance: 339 (top)"}


“ Oh great … Before the start of filming he wanted to built a Motocross Track in front of this castle … he just bought a Husqvarna 400 from the factory in Sweden … lucky Peter Samuelson talked him out of this idea … finally I bought the Husky from him …” Erich Glavitza







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{With journalist Michael Graeter}








Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)...Trailer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8T1D6Jqc3Y


















GT40 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RhPFGW5sn9Y

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Brian Redman, former British racing driver, with Steve McQueen taken during the filming of the film 'LE MANS'...


(Richard Attwood, Steve McQueen and Gerard Crombac (Jounalist)




Derek Bell https://petrolicious.com/articles/derek-bell-on-steve-mcqueen-enzo-ferrari-and-how-he-won-le-mans-5-times





























Chad McQueen remembers his first race at Le Mans... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JeGuCBKMFNs
















































The arrest of Steve Mcqueen by gendarmes in 1969 on the road of Le Mans Http://www.polkamagazine.com/10/le-mur/alain-loison/140




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