Neile Adams McQueen, first wife of Steve McQueen, in her book 'My Husband, My Friend: A Memoir' she writes:

'When Steve and Natalie Wood starred together in Love with the Proper Stranger, Natalie developed a crush on Steve, perhaps because she and Warren Beatty were already on very shaken grounds. Natalie tried every which way to ensnare Steve short of using a butterfly net, including resorting to adolescent tricks like sticking her leg out of her trailer steps, pretending she was talking to someone inside just as Steve would pass by. It gave her an opportunity to 'chat'. Ugh.

Steve was amused by the methods she employed and actually looked forward to the next day's shoot to see what her next move would be. But he resisted her advances for two reasons(at least during this period;after he and i split up he succumbed to Natalie's charms, but that was years later). She had been married to a man he was fond of, Bob Wagner, and she was at present living with another man he liked, Warren Beatty. I doubt the fact that Steve was married to me even entered his mind. Marriage had nothing to do with it. I was his old lady and that was that.'

'I not only heard about Natalie's exploits from Steve, but also from other persons i knew who were working on the picture. I found these stories annoying as hell! Had Natalie known me better, she might have thought twice before going after my husband in such a blatant way. I do have this streak in me which requires me to settle a score, given the opportunity. The chance came in Paris a little over a year later.

In September 1964 France's leading television magazine, Tele 7 Jours, honored Steve with its 'Most Popular Television Actor' award. Steve was a big star in France. Most of the young people in Paris were wearing jeans in 'le style Steve Mac-Queen' patterned after the Levi's he wore in 'Wanted:Dead or Alive'. A French company, in partnership with our Solar Company, manufactured and distributed them. A department store in Paris had created a Steve McQueen Ranch on one of its floors to promote the sales of the Western clothes. There was an unprecedented two-weak-long celebration, which began with the magazine's award presentation at a huge luncheon and which culminated with the premiere of Love with the Proper Stranger on September 26, with the two stars in attendance.

Natalie apparently arrived at our hotel the day before the premiere. Alone. Gone was Warren Beatty. We had already enjoyed several days of celebration in Paris and we were riding high. Natalie called a few hours before we were to leave for the theater. She asked Steve if she could ride along with us. Steve didn't commit to an answer as he wanted to discuss it with me. I felt fate had dropped this opportunity in my lap and i seized it. Sweetly, i reminded him that at the moment he was the most popular person in Paris. Neither press nor public could get enough of him and they watched his every move. 'Naturally your co-star would want to come with us. Otherwise she would miss out on all that publicity', i said. 'But it's up to you, honey. Let's do whatever you want. It makes no never-mind to me.'

He thought a minute and then said, 'Yep, you're right. I'll tell her we're going someplace beforehand and we'll meet her there.'

Natalie was smart enough to detect what was going on and directed her driver to alert her the moment we appeared in the lobby. As i glanced back, i saw Natalie hurriedly get into her limousine. I nudged Steve. As soon as he saw what was happening he yelled to our driver, 'Vite, let's go!' A wild chase ensued, but we managed to arrive at the theater a good three or four minutes ahead of Natalie. Those minutes were crucial. The press descended on us as soon as our car appeared and were making a great fuss over us while Natalie Wood's arrival went unnoticed.

Natalie was annoyed over the incident, as well she should have been, and complained to Stan Kamen. Being the gentleman that he is, Stan passed that information on to me so i could bring it up to Steve so he could make amends to Natalie. Over my dead