STEVE MCQUEEN - MCQUEEN'S WIDOW TO TAKE PART IN MCQUEEN DAYS FESTIVAL

MCQUEEN'S WIDOW TO TAKE PART IN MCQUEEN DAYS FESTIVAL

STEVE MCQUEEN's widow BARBARA and his longtime stunt double have been announced as the special guests at the second annual Steve MCQueen Days festival in Slater, Missouri. Devotees of the movie icon will gather in the actor's boyhood hometown on 28 and 29 March (08) to celebrate MCQueen's life and work. Steve MCQueen Days is timed around the actor's birthday; the late The Great Escape star would have been 78 on 24 March (08). As well as Barbara MCQueen and stuntman Loren Janes, fans will be able to meet and greet the actor's longtime friend Richard Martin, who has just produced a documentary on MCQueen's life, titled An American Rebel. The film is based on the book Steve MCQueen: Portrait Of An American Rebel by noted biographer Marshall Terrill, who will also be a key speaker during the festivities in Slater. Highlights of the festival will include a Steve MCQueen Lookalike Contest and a Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.