by Darwin Porter · Blood Moon Productions · tapa dura · ISBN 9781936003051
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«Steve McQueen, King of Cool: Tales of a Lurid Life» is the biography of Steve McQueen by Darwin Porter, published by Blood Moon Productions in hardcover.
Unauthorized biography that contrasts the public legend of Steve McQueen, Hollywood icon, with an investigation into his real life. Darwin Porter traces his traumatic childhood, his stint in pornographic cinema and sex work, his tumultuous relationships with actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Faye Dunaway, and the doubts that still surround his death.
The first edition, in English, has 425 pages, includes an index, and was published on December 16, 2009.
For adult readers interested in biographies, classic Hollywood, and the figure of Steve McQueen beyond his iconic image.
Darwin Porter is an American travel writer, producing numerous titles, mostly for the Frommer guidebook series, over a 50-year career span. In the 21st century, he became a pop culture journalist-historian, and celebrity biographer.
