STEVE McQUEEN
Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. Called “The King of Cool”, his “anti-hero” persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in films again for four years. (More from Wikipedia)
Glenn Yarbrough had a #12 hit with a song that was arranged by David Gates, “Baby the Rain Must Fall”, the title song for the 1965 Steve McQueen/Lee Remick film Baby the Rain Must Fall. The film is notable as the screen debut (uncredited) of Glen Campbell. If that isn’t eclectic enough for you, David Gates also produced two singles and wrote one song for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band for A&M Records that were hits in the L.A. area.
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