Heirs Of Steve McQueen Try To Stop Clothing Manufacturer

New York, NY (CNS) - Heirs of the late actor Steve McQueen have gone to court to stop an apparel manufacturer from using McQueen's name and likeness to promote its product. The heirs to McQueen have to give permission before anyone can use McQueen's likeness.

A company called Belstaff USA Corp has been marketing jackets, coats, sweaters, T-shirts, pants and shoes under the name of the actor, who died in 1980.

Chadwick McQueen and The Terry McQueen Testamentary Trust filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Manhattan to stop Belstaff. The lawsuit says the rights to merchandise carrying McQueen's name belongs to his two children, Chad and Terry. In 1998, Terry died and left her rights and assets to her daughter Molly Flattery.

McQueen starred in classics like "Bullitt" and "The Great Escape," and also "The Magnificent Seven," "The Cincinnati Kid" and "Papillon."