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Steve McQueen

Born 1930-03-24, Beech Grove, Indiana
Died 1980-11-07

Description

American actor.

Teachers (1)

  • Bruce Lee
    swordsJeet Kune Do Probable
    Probable
    Three press sources, all from Polly's biography; no account from Lee or McQueen
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Private lesson
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    3 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Three press sources, all from Polly's biography; no account from Lee or McQueen
    “Steve McQueen was one of Bruce's favorite students”
    — (2018-06-11). Matthew Polly: 'Bruce Lee Wanted To Be The Next Clint Eastwood'. CBS Newslink history info
    “Lee began teaching some Hollywood luminaries – Steve McQueen, James Coburn, director Roman Polanski, singer Vic Damone, and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant”
    — (2018-07-01). Who was Bruce Lee’s best Hollywood kung fu student?link history info
    “Lee became a “sifu to the stars” who trained celebrities like McQueen”
    — (2019-07-26). Did Bruce Lee Really Teach Sharon Tate How to Fight?link history info

Sources

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWQDWZC5B6FED8VHDB

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Steve McQueen. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWQDWZC5B6FED8VHDB - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6ERSPBWQDWZC5B6FED8VHDB, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Steve McQueen}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWQDWZC5B6FED8VHDB}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }

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