Closer - 05.22.23 Steve McQueen Long Road to Stardom

He became the King of Cool in films including The Great Escape and Bullit, but Steve McQueen's childhood read like something out of Dickens. After being abandoned and abused by his family, he became a runaway and a juvenile delinquent. Closer reveals the harrowing story about how the film legend turned his life around and paid back the school that made everything possible. Also in the issue: Frankie Avalon share warm memories of his dear friend and Beach Party costar Annette Funicello, Melissa Gilbert reflects on growing older gracefully and stars share what it was really like to play a movie femme fatale!