My Husband, My Friend - Abridged

Summary

In the 1960s and 70s, actor Steve McQueen was the king of cool, appearing in such classics as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Bullitt. McQueen left the world at age 50, a film legend who went from abandoned child to glittering superstar to a haunted man. In My Husband, My Friend: A Memoir, Steve' s wife of more than 15 years, Neile, rode the dazzling Hollywood roller coaster with him. Anecdotally, she details the actor's private personality and his feelings about his career. She also shares an emotional journey of love and pain and reveals a Steve McQueen no one knew— his good side, his crazy side, his dark side, and the inner demons that drove him.