Steve McQueen, the American actor known as "The King of Cool" during the 1960s, dies of a heart attack following surgery at the age of 50 in 1980.
Steve McQueen was a renowned and successful film actor during the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in films such as 'The Great Escape,' 'Bullitt,' and 'The Getaway.' McQueen spent the last months of his life in a facility in Mexico, seeking alternative cancer treatments. After undergoing surgery to remove multiple tumors, he died on November 7, 1980, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. McQueen was often characterized as a "combination of farm boy and street tough," and it was this unusual combination that enabled him establish an everlasting mark on the big screen.
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