McQueen [Paperback]

William F. Nolan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Congdon & Weed (1986)
• ASIN: B000OTM66S
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

With 85 books to his credit, plus hundreds of scripts, articles and short stories embracing a dozen genres, William F. Nolan is an official Living Legend (voted that honor by the International Horror Guild).
As a noted pulp historian, he is a recognized authority on Black Mask, Dashiell Hammett, and "Max Brand" (Frederick Faust). Nolan has edited six collections of Faust tales, has written Max Brand: Western Giant, and is the author of the forthcoming biography King of the Pulps: The Man Who Was Max Brand. Nolan's historical anthology, The Black Mask Boys, is the key work on the legendary magazine - and he's written three books on Dashiell Hammett, plus several pieces on the early pulp fiction of his longtime pal, Ray Bradbury.
Nolan states: "I began my fiction career [13 novels and 185 stories] too late for the pulps, but I did have letters printed in Planet Stories and Famous Fantastic Mysteries - and I grew up reading Argosy and Weird Tales."
Recently voted a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Dark Fantasy, Nolan is currently at work on ten new books. His most famous creations, Logan's Run, is now out in comic-book format from Bluewater Productions - and a new mega-budget film version is due from Warner Bros. in 2012.
Nolan lives in Vancouver, Washington, with an apartment full of books, pulp magazines, and stuffed animals.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, May 27, 1998

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This review is from: McQueen (Unbound)

Nolan crams into 220 pages as much as possible about Steve McQueen, the epitome of "cool" in the 1960s. McQueen's love of fast cars and motorcycles and his racing is probed to some depth. In discussing McQueen's films Nolan gives some interesting insights (for example, Ali McGraw did not know how to drive when The Getaway was being filmed, despite the fact that the script called for her to drive a car at high speeds with McQueen alongside).

One can only be impressed with the way McQueen rose from childhood poverty to become a talented actor and humanitarian.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great insight into the gearhead Steve, November 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: McQueen: as told to his friend William F. Nolan (Paperback)

The book gives greay detail relating to car and motorcycles owned or used by Steve in movies and real life. Not very good if your looking for very personal info such as marital infidelities or acting background. Neille's book is much better in that respect, naturally.