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by choreographer Jack Cole to become a featured dancer as one of the three Prin- cesses of Ababu in the original Broadway production of “Kismet.” Her appearance in New York’s Versailles Club prompted director George Abbott and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse to immediately cast her as the dancing lead, Gladys Hotchkiss, in the Broadway musical, “The Pajama Game.” There she first saw her name on Broadway’s St. James Theatre’s marquee. Her talent caught the attention of the MGM movie studio and she quickly be- came the studio’s hottest young starlet in her first feature film, “This Could Be the Night.” During this time, Neile met and mar- ried, actor, Steve McQueen. The couple made the cover of LIFE magazine and were considered a true Hollywood power couple. Together, the McQueens had two children, Terry and Chad, and grand- children, Steven R., Chase and Madison. Neile’s husband Steve passed in 1980. In 2023, Neile celebrated the birth of her first great-grandchild, Michael. From 1974 to 2017 Neile performed in her often biographical cabaret shows in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and London, including an appearance at a Royal Gala at The London Palladium. Her final public performance was on October 15, 2017 at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA. A feature film is currently in development based on Neile Adams McQueen’s first book, her best-selling memoir, “My Hus- band, My Friend,” which she is currently working on with producers and writers. In addition, Guggenheim Films is producing a documentary film on the life of Neile Adams.
Single stone old brilliant cut diamond and platinum ring, Monture Cartier, Paris, for- merly belonging to Hollywood actor Steve McQueen and gifted to his wife Neile Ad- ams, the old European cut diamond of ap- proximately 3.50ct, J/I, SI, rubover collet set and raised in a broad tapering plati- num mount, signed ‘MONTURE Cartier’, serial number P9866, French platinum as- saymark to shank back. Provenance: Gifted by Steve McQueen to his wife Neile Adams McQueen Originally bought by Steve McQueen for himself, but after deciding it was not quite right for him, his wife Neile spoke up and said it would be perfect for her. Background: Neile Adams McQueen’s prolific career on Broadway, on television, and in movies has spanned eight decades. After graduating from high school at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, CT and spending a year at Marjorie Webster Ju- nior College in Washington D.C., Neile moved to New York and was given a schol- arship to the Katherine Dunham School of Dance. A year later she was part of the opening act of the Lena Horne Show at the Co- conut Grove in Los Angeles, CA. Shortly thereafter the 21-year-old was selected
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