The King of Cool: American actor Steve McQueen, who was born 90 years ago today.⁠ Pictured here during a two day dirt-bike race across the Mojave Desert, McQueen was one of the few competitors to complete the 500 mile course. He once remarked: "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."⁠ With rare access to the Hollywood star, see gettyarchive for more on this 1963 shoot by life photographer John Dominis.⁠ 📷: John Dominis/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images | #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive⁠ ⁠ #stevemcqueen #kingofcool #johndominis #lifemagazine #thegreatescape #themagnificentseven #thomascrownaffair #mensstyle #mensfashion #vintagemenswear #60sstyle #60sfashion #hollywoodlegend #oldschoolhollywood #hollywoodhistory #leadingman #onthisdayinhistory #onthisday #botd #historyphoto #historyphotographed #nostalgia #archivephoto #photoarchive #vintagephoto #photolibrary #gettyimages