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Malpaso Productions is Clint Eastwood's production company. It was established in 1967 as The Malpaso Company by Eastwood's financial adviser Irving Leonard for the film Hang 'Em High, using profits from the Dollars Trilogy. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company until his death on December 13, 1969.
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The name is derived from Malpaso Creek (Spanish for "bad step", or "misstep"), located south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood had received U.S. Army basic training at nearby Fort Ord, where he remained as a lifeguard until discharged in 1953. On December 24, 1967, Eastwood bought five parcels totaling 283 acres (115 ha) of land along Malp...
When Eastwood agreed to take the role of The Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars in 1964, his agent told him that it would be a "bad step" for his career. The Dollars Trilogy was surprisingly successful. After filming Where Eagles Dare in 1968, Eastwood grew irritated about the money he considered wasted during these big productions. He wanted...
Oct 8, 2003 · Malpaso Productions. Burbank, California. US. Overview. Movies. Sort. Mystic River. October 8, 2003. The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy. American Sniper. December 25, 2014.
- 1930: Born in San Francisco. Clinton Eastwood Jr. was born May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, and he has one younger sister, Jeanne. He attended Oakland Technical High School.
- 1950: Odd jobs and an Army stint. After high school, Eastwood found work as a logger, hay baler, truck driver, and furnace tender in a steel plant. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 and stationed at California's Fort Ord, where he taught swimming lessons on base.
- 1953: Marriage to Maggie Johnson. Eastwood married Maggie Johnson, a Los Angeles model, in 1953. They had two children, Kyle and Alison. In 1964, while married to Johnson, Eastwood had a daughter, Kimber, with Roxanne Tunis, an actress and stuntwoman.
- 1955: Movie debut in monster flick. Eastwood passed a screen test with Universal Studios, got a 40-week contract, and landed his first roles in the 1955 monster movies Revenge of the Creature and Tarantula and the comedy Francis in the Navy.
Oct 3, 2020 · The veteran actor and director will produce, direct and star in the adventure-drama based on a novel by N. Richard Nash. The film, which was once planned with Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be shot in New Mexico and Texas.
Jul 4, 2023 · Founding. Filmography. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. 2010s. 2020s. References. Name origins. The name is derived from Malpaso Creek (Spanish for "bad step", or "misstep"), located south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
T. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Tightrope (film) Trouble with the Curve. True Crime (1999 film) Two Mules for Sister Sara.
