STEVE MCQUEEN'S HOME IN PHOTOS!

All Photos Used by Permission of Jeffrey Ong/Post RAIN Productions, INC.

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This area of the house has changed since Steve and Barbara lived here. Most mornings, Steve enjoyed reading the newspaper with coffee outdoors with a fire smelter going. This was really a down to earth home and it was clear to all of us why Steve fell in love with Santa Paula, California. Here's a brief explanation of how I wound up here last year.

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Most of you know I have been a huge fan of Steve McQueen since I was 9 years-old and first watched his film "The Great Escape" on network television. I was fortunate to have seen many of his films in first-run at the movie theater! These included: "The Cincinnati Kid", "Bullitt", "The Thomas Crown Affair", "Lemans", "On Any Sunday", "Junior Bonner", "The Getaway", "Papillon" and "The Towering Inferno".

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As I told a dear friend two weeks ago about Steve McQueen: "Google it!" Here's the house story:

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Last December, thanks to my dear friend Marshall Terrill (author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel, co-author of Steve McQueen: The Last Mile with Barbara McQueen and the forthcoming Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool) I was deeply honored to join him along with Steve's widow Barbara and six of our close-knit friends for a walk-through of the home Steve and Barbara last lived in. For Barbara, it was a homecoming of sorts; she had not been back to the property since Steve's death in 1980. To say we were in awe would be an understatement.

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Then last March, I featured Marshall Terrill as my Special Guest on "The Interview" where he discussed his forthcoming book Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool. The other night I received word that the house where we spent hours with Barbara McQueen listening to her vivid recollections of memories of life there with Steve, is now on the market in Santa Paula, California. I can only describe being on the property as a wonderful "once in a lifetime" weekend for each of us. Jeffrey Ong of Post/RAIN Productions, Inc., was gracious enough to permit me to share his photos here with you.

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This is where Steve finally found peace and happiness in his life with Barbara. Santa Paula is situated approximately 70 miles Northeast of Los Angeles. For those of you who may not be familiar, it is a very small general aviation community where The Santa Paula Municipal Airport is central to the town's activity. We friends had gathered there for a fundraiser in support of the airport's new museum. The evening's festivity was titled "Remembering Steve McQueen" and I blogged quite a bit about it. Residents living in opulent hangars replete with full-sized condominiums adored having The McQueen's as neighbors while their ranch home was being remodeled. They guarded Steve and Barbara's privacy with great care and affection. My Annual Steve McQueen Film Festival takes place every March during the week of Steve's Birthday to celebrate this great actor. Next March, we will celebrate our 5th year! I thought you would enjoy a look at this beautiful home.

Wine Cellar

First Bath

Second Bath

Bedroom

View from the Living Room through the Kitchen

Living Room

A Working Horse Farm!

Backyard Pond

Chicken Coop!

Wine Anyone? The Vineyards

The author would like to, again, thank Jeffrey Ong/Post RAIN Productions, INC. for permission to use these photographs. We're only 5 months away from the Festival here on this BLOG Page! Hope your week is going nicely. See you soon!
Michael