Talk:Steve McQueen

Fred McQueen

• To prevent dual comments please take all discussion of this subject to the Fred McQueen article . -- Esemono (talk) 07:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Image

A mug shot? Is that really the ONLY public domain image there is of him??? 71.164.128.174 (talk) 13:20, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

It's the only one I could find. The same mug shot, by the way, is the cover photo of a recent biography of McQueen. Monkeyzpop (talk) 16:17, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

In discussions about using mug shots, most people view them as inappropriate unless the person is primarily known for criminal activity. --MarsRover (talk) 17:32, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

All well and good, but unless someone finds a better photo in the public domain, I think it serves better than no photo. Monkeyzpop (talk) 19:45, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

The new drawing of McQueen (it *is* McQueen and not Peter Graves, isn't it?) is, to be kind, a less encyclopedic and considerably less accurate and representative portrait of McQueen. Is this really the best we can do for this article? Monkeyzpop (talk) 04:45, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

The same can be said for the mugshot. You turn to find something better. --MarsRover (talk) 05:16, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Neither image is ideal. The sketch is someone's interpretation what he looked like, and I don't think it's a good likeness. At least there's no arguing with the mugshot; the camera never lies. I don't think it's inappropriate for McQueen. His reputation was built somewhat on him being a hell-raiser, and of all the studio portraits that may have been chosen for the biography Monkeyzpop mentions, it's interesting they opted for the mugshot. If there was a better photograph, I'd be for it though. Rossrs (talk) 08:45, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, the original can be viewed here just to see how much is lost in translation. This is a derivative work of an image that appears to be copyrighted to Kobal, so it shouldn't be on Commons. Rossrs (talk) 08:52, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

fyi, do a screenshot of a trailer for one of Steve McQueen's movies if you want a better image. (ex. Marilyn Monroe) --MarsRover (talk) 19:49, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

That's a good suggestion, except for the part where you instruct me to do it. If you look at my Commons contributions, I've uploaded hundreds of trailer images. I know about trailer images. I've never found a free trailer featuring Steve McQueen, but it would be worth looking further. Rossrs (talk) 21:47, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't notice you were the one that put the Marilyn Monroe photo in commons. Good job. --MarsRover (talk) 06:41, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Public domain film trailers are a good source for images, but there is a finite number of trailers we can use. There's sure to be something, and it's only a matter of finding it. I'll let you know if I find something. Cheers Rossrs (talk) 13:56, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I'll start looking for one myself. That mug shot is ridiculous. This is a famous actor, not a criminal. ScottyBerg (talk) 20:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

But as long as the mug shot is used, I think it should NOT be cropped. 71.164.128.167 (talk) 20:31, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Lightning McQueen

It could be relevant to add a back reference to Lightning McQueen who apparently not was named after him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.75.167.238 (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Seeing as how ""not" was named after him"(sic), how "could" it be relevant? 71.164.128.167 (talk) 20:32, 31 March 2011 (UTC)