With brooding good looks, a rebellious streak and a proclivity for speed, Steve McQueen forever changed the definition of the Hollywood leading man. Nicknamed “The King of Cool,” the Academy Award-nominated actor ushered in a new breed of antiheroes who commanded the respect – along with large salaries – of studio producers and directors, and of millions of moviegoers around the world.

Terrence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, 1930 in Beech Grove, IN. His father, William, was a stunt pilot for an aerial circus who abandoned McQueen and his mother, Julian, shortly before he was born. She was