I remember he died in a car accident. But. I'm wrong. He died having heart surgery or something? I don't expect many of you to back me on this. Probably never heard of the man. But I swear he died in a car crash. I swear.
According to my memory, McQueen died of AIDS, and was outed as a closeted gay man after he died. I watched a doco this week which refuted this. According to this documentary, he died in Mexico when his heart stopped while having tumors removed from his abdomen, in relation to an asbestos related cancer he had been suffering from. I had believed he was a closeted gay man, and I remember people in the media saying that this was hard to believe because he was full of machismo.
I too clearly remember McQueen dying in a car accident on the set of a film. He was a big name then, like Marilyn Monroe, so it was a big deal. Not something you’d misremember.
I believe you. he did die in a car accident
ReplyDeleteThank you. There are so many of these glitches; someone has to see some of them as well. Thanks. ;)
DeleteAccording to my memory, McQueen died of AIDS, and was outed as a closeted gay man after he died. I watched a doco this week which refuted this. According to this documentary, he died in Mexico when his heart stopped while having tumors removed from his abdomen, in relation to an asbestos related cancer he had been suffering from. I had believed he was a closeted gay man, and I remember people in the media saying that this was hard to believe because he was full of machismo.
ReplyDeleteI too clearly remember McQueen dying in a car accident on the set of a film. He was a big name then, like Marilyn Monroe, so it was a big deal. Not something you’d misremember.
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