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**USA - Dalton Watson Fine Books taking orders for Barbara McQueen’s book Steve McQueen - The Last Mile By Barbara McQueen with Marshall Terrill Special Edition Dalton Watson Fine Books is now taking orders for Barbara McQueen’s upcoming photo book, Steve McQueen - The Last Mile. Photographs from the book will be available to buy as limited edition prints at an exhibition that will be held at the San Francisco Art Exchange, 458 Geary Street, from May 5th 2007** The 240-page book, priced at $95, is a special limited edition run of 2,000 and is signed by Barbara McQueen and her co-author, Marshall Terrill. The limited editions include a slipcase and a 45-minute compact disc of the superstar going over script notes as he prepares to film Tom Horn. The November 2006 USA release date for Steve McQueen -The Last Mile coincided with the 26th anniversary of the actor’s death and also a McQueen auction of memorabilia hosted by Bonham’s and Butterfields (www.bonhams.com) at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The photo book contains approximately 150 pictures documenting Barbara McQueen’s three-and-a-half year relationship with the movie icon, which includes candid shots from 1977 to 1980 – McQueen’s years out of the spotlight. It chronicles Barbara’s early history and modeling career; her years with McQueen at Trancas Beach and Santa Paula as well as behind-the-scene photos on the sets of Tom Horn and The Hunter. Terrill said the photo book is written in passage form, weaving Barbara McQueen’s personal history, her relationship with her famous husband and the stories behind the hundreds of candid pictures she took. It includes a special foreword by Pat Johnson, McQueen’s close friend and karate instructor. To order a limited edition copy of Steve McQueen - The Last Mile, please use the order form in the Shop section on www.daltonwatson.com. Surface shipment is free world-wide, but outside Europe and the USA, if airmail is required it is US$25 extra. For more information about Steve McQueen, please see http://www.mcqueenonline.com For more information about Marshall Terrill, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Terrill To view a short film showing pages from the book, please see our YouTube page Special Edition 240-page book is priced at US$95. ISBN 978-1-85443-226-1 Page Size 230mm x 300mm 240 pages, case bound with dust jacket. 150 color photographs. USA Publication Date Regular Edition: March 2007 Publicity: Author appearances at Slater, MO for ‘Steve McQueen Days’, Guest of David Letterman on March 13, CBS interviews on March 14, Downing Film Festival in Newburgh, NY, Gallery exhibition in SF, CA in May and London media tour in June 2007. More details available on request. For further information and to request interviews, images or review copies Glyn Morris glyn@daltonwatson.com +1 847 945 9603 Marshall Terrill marshzoe@aol.com +1 480 898 4903		UK - Dalton Watson Fine Books is pleased to announce Barbara McQueen’s book Steve McQueen - The Last Mile By Barbara McQueen with Marshall Terrill Regular Edition (June 2007) Featuring rare and private photographs never-before-published. Publishing June 15th 2007 Photographs from the book will be available to buy as limited edition prints at an exhibition that will be held at the Movie Poster Art Gallery in London from June 15th 2007 Steve McQueen: The Last Mile is a personal collection of photographs taken by Steve’s widow and former model Barbara McQueen and co-authored by her and Marshall Terrill. Barbara McQueen has remained silent about her relationship with husband Steve McQueen for more than 25 years. Now she is ready to talk about their life together and her photographs offer an extremely personal insight into the final years of Steve McQueen. This revealing book will be published in June 2007 by Dalton Watson Fine Books. It chronicles Barbara’s early history and successful modeling career, her years with Steve at Trancas Beach where they faced the outrageous antics of unlikely neighbor The Who’s Keith Moon and Steve’s flying lessons at Santa Paula where the couple set up home in an airplane hanger. Also on offer are behind-the-scene photos on the set of films Tom Horn and The Hunter. The book ends with a poignant look into Steve’s final days when he converted to Christianity before dying tragically of terminal cancer. The Oregon farm girl turned world-class model, then known as Barbara Minty, was almost half McQueen’s age when they met. She soon discovered that the screen legend was no ordinary film star: he rode motorcycles, flew antique planes, drank Old Milwaukee beer, collected toys, wore grungy clothes and flouted traditions. McQueen had tired of the film industry by the end of his career and wanted to scale back his visibility. He grew a beard, let his trademark blonde hair grow long and dressed like a long distance trucker. “This was Steve laying aside all his Hollywood stuff to become a real person,” said Barbara McQueen. The couple spent their time before his death in 1980 travelling around America in his vintage pickup trucks, making friends with ‘ordinary people’ and enjoying life away from Hollywood. The publicity-shy McQueen granted Barbara full access to his private world which she captured in her candid photographs. Steve McQueen: The Last Mile is written in passage form, weaving Barbara McQueen’s personal history, her relationship with her famous husband and the stories behind the hundreds of stunning pictures printed in this book. It will also include a special foreword by Pat Johnson, McQueen’s close friend and karate instructor. Co-author Marshall Terrill has written twelve books including the best-selling biography Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. Regular Edition 240-page book is priced at £29. ISBN 978-1-85443-227-8 Page Size 230mm x 300mm 240 pages, case bound with dust jacket. 150 color photographs. Publicity: Author appearances at Slater, MO for ‘Steve McQueen Days’, Guest of David Letterman on March 13, CBS interviews on March 14, Downing Film Festival in Newburgh, NY, Gallery exhibition in SF, CA in May and London media tour in June 2007. More details available on request. For further information and to request interviews, images or review copies Glyn Morris glyn@daltonwatson.com +1 847 945 9603 Marshall Terrill marshzoe@aol.com +1 480 898 4903

••••••••LATEST NEWS•••••••• Barbara McQueen in New York from March 12 for - David Letterman appearance - Newburgh film festival - Kiehl's book signing Barbara McQueen invades the East Coast Exhibition in SF, CA in May and London media tour in June 2007. More details available on request. For further information and to request interviews, images or review copies Glyn Morris glyn@daltonwatson.com +1 847 945 9603 Marshall Terrill marshzoe@aol.com +1 480 898 4903		••••••••LATEST NEWS•••••••• Celebrate Steve McQueen Days - March 24 & 25, 2007 Barbara McQueen book signing in Slater, MO http://www.mcqueenonline.com/stevemcqueendays.htm

		Above: The busy auction room at the Bonhams Steve McQueen Sale. Left: Steve McQueen - The Last Mile: Barbara McQueen signing books.

In an exclusive interview, November 2006, Barbara McQueen talks with McQueenOnline about the book.

MO: When you and Steve began your relationship in 1977 you said, "The camera goes where I go." What was your inspiration and philosophy as a photographer at the time?

Barbara: (Laughs out loud) At the time I started taking photos of Steve, I was a novice, so I had no real philosophy. I was just lucky I knew how to keep the camera in focus! Serious, what was my inspiration? Steve was my inspiration. He was a beautiful subject. I didn't view him as a movie star, just a normal person. I think he enjoyed it as much as I did. He knew at the time I wasn't going to sell the pictures to a tabloid or do anything bad with them. It just happened.

MO: On the back jacket of your book and in a recent interview with the Sunday Times you stated that you and Steve talked about writing a book (tentatively titled The Long Haul) with his stories and your photographs, but were too busy to get it down. Steve McQueen was known as a recluse at this point in his life. How did this change come about in that he was ready to release these private images and thoughts to the public?

Barbara: I don't know if he was ready to release it or not, but he was going to write the captions to go along with my pictures that I had already taken. In addition, we were going to travel to his old haunts, places where he grew up, including Slater, Missouri. But that didn't happen, so we've turned this book into my story and a tribute to Steve.

MO: Was Steve a self-conscious subject while being photographed?

Barbara: Absolutely not. Good god, the man was an actor! He was very comfortable in front of the camera.

MO: What sort of display or attention did your pictures get around the house at the time they were taken?

Barbara: I never displayed the pictures around the house. This is the very first time the pictures have ever been displayed at all. These photos have basically been in the closet for 25 years.

MO: What are your feelings about sharing these photos with the world?

Barbara: I love it! I think it's great. It feels good. This shows that Steve wasn't that hard-ass guy in the movies. He was a real person who put his pants on just like everybody else. He was a guy who washed his own cars and planes, tinkered with motorcycles and made mashed potatoes and gravy, all of which are captured in this book. I feel good sharing them because it's done out of pure love and nothing else.

MO: As the photographer, I would assume you are not in a lot of the pictures. Are there any pictures with you in them and did you use a stand-in photographer?

Barbara: I am in some of the pictures as you'll see. The stand-in photographers were either friends when you see the two of us together, or when I'm alone in a picture Steve usually took the shot. Photographer Dave Friedman generously lent me approximately 20 pictures for the book and we ended up buying two or three from others to round out the book. I'm very proud of my work and this book.

MO: Besides Steve, who are the other photographic subjects in the book?

Barbara: My co-author, Marshall Terrill, insisted that readers wanted to know more about me, where I came from and how I met Steve, so the first 30 pages are mostly pictures of me and my career. I also took pictures of Steve's two kids, Terry and Chad, Steve's cars, motorcycles and our pets. But mostly the photos are of Steve. It's a family coffee table book with a little salty language to spice things up (laughs).

MO: Which are your favorite pictures and why?

Barbara: My favorite of Steve was of him wearing a leather bomber jacket and scarf, drinking coffee at the Santa Paula Airport right before he took off in his plane. He reminds me of a World War II pilot from another era. The other photos that are my favorites are taken by Dave Friedman, who snapped a photo of Steve playing with his dog Junior on the set of Tom Horn. He's so happy in that picture and his love for Junior is quite evident. They both have the same facial expression and it's priceless. The other picture I love was taken by Dave while in Chicago on the set of The Hunter. Steve's sitting down in a director's chair and I'm standing over him with my arms around him and my chin resting on the top of his head. It's a very sweet picture and captured perfectly our relationship.

MO: Which pictures featured in the book do you think would be Steve's favorites, and why?

Barbara: I think he liked everything. Remember, he had seen all the photos during his lifetime. He saw every single picture and loved them them all. It's a nice, tastefully done book and I think Steve would have not only approved but would be very proud of me and the book.

Sample pages from Steve McQueen - The Last Mile
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