Claxton, Steve Mcqueen

Claxton, Steve Mcqueen

by Steve Crist (Author), William Claxton (Author)

Synopsis

Sharing a passion for fast cars, among other things, Steve McQueen (1930-1980) and William Claxton became friends early in McQueen's career and remained close until his premature death. Claxton frequented McQueen throughout his many incarnations (dirt bike rider, movie actor, sports car driver, ladies man, family man, etc.), capturing at every turn another side of McQueen's enigmatic tough-guy/nice-guy personality. As this photo album demonstrates, Claxton's photographic talent and sensibilities were perfectly attuned to the actor's multifaceted character. This is the real Steve McQueen, Immortalized by Claxton's empathetic lens.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 01
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Published: 28 May 2004

ISBN 10: 3822831174
ISBN 13: 9783822831175

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One time when I was with him, he drove a brand new Ford convertible, with only thirty miles on the speedometer, at top speed for such a long stretch of the Texas highway that the engine began to smoke and eventually caught on fire. He slowed down and shouted to me, Clax, when I tell you to jump, jump! We did jump out of the car just as it burst into flames. Steve sat on the side of the country road at a safe distance from the burning vehicle and laughed his head off. - William Claxton