Steve McQueen was born as Terrence Stephen McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana on March 24, 1930. He was an American actor and racing driver. His antihero persona, emphasised during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 1970s. He was nicknamed the “King of Cool” and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), The Getaway (1972) and Papillon (1973). In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and The Towering Inferno (1974). We celebrate this great actor’s posthumous 95th birthday with an image of a butterfly, representing his last academy award nomination for Papillion (French for butterfly) …
March 24
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