Steve mcqueen biography actor died

On November 7, , the actor Steve McQueen, one of Hollywood’s leading men of the s and s and the star of such action thrillers as Bullitt and The Great Escape,dies at the age of 50 in Mexico, where he was undergoing an experimental treatment for cancer.

In , McQueen had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer often related to asbestos exposure. It was later believed that the ruggedly handsome actor, who had an affinity for fast cars and motorcycles, might have been exposed to asbestos by wearing racing suits.

Terrence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, , in Beech Grove, Indiana.

After a troubled youth that included time in reform school, McQueen served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the late s.

Steve mcqueen biography actor died today

He then studied acting and began competing in motorcycle races. He made his big-screen debut with a tiny role in ’s Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Paul Newman. McQueen went on to appear in the camp classic The Blob () and gained fam