A definitive publication at the lifestyles and picture profession of Hollywood insurgent Steve McQueen, with round a hundred unique interviews from acquaintances and administrators to manufacturers and cinematographers, from editors and co-stars to makeup artists, writers and hairdressers. it is a revealing trip backstage of all 28 McQueen movies – and extra. this would good be the simplest e-book but in particular concentrating on McQueen's motion picture profession. it really is well-balanced among the telling of the recognized actor's vulnerabilities, personality flaws and the sheer bad-boy antics. however it additionally finds a hot and personable facet to McQueen that's frequently overlooked. The Mail on Sunday referred to as it "Sensational" and Steve Nontell of the Steve McQueen Birthplace assortment, Beech Grove Public Library, Indiana, acknowledged the next: "The quantity of interviews is the stand-out function of this booklet, with nice backstage insights. this isn't only a similar to earlier McQueen biographies, yet a necessary addition to the telling of McQueen's story." And Steve's co-star on Bullitt, Jacqueline Bisset, commented: "I'm completely happy Steve is getting a few recognition with this ebook. whilst he died it took decades for him to get a lot consciousness and that i used to be shocked by way of that. i am pleased books like this are being devoted to his memory." And Jeb Rosebrook, the script-writer of McQueen's 1972 rodeo photograph Junior Bonner, acknowledged: "In Steve McQueen: The Cooler King, Richard Sydenham's meticulous examine and interviews with those that have been there, incisively finds the complexities of guy and actor; of a lifestyles up from the emotional worry of early life to the head of the Hollywood Mountain, revealing a such a lot human aspect seldom recognized to his public."