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Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (née Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. He had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing in nearby Piedmont.
Clint Eastwood, in full Clinton Eastwood, Jr., (born May 31, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.), American motion-picture actor who emerged as one of the most popular Hollywood stars in the 1960s and went on to become a prolific and respected director-producer. Early life and career
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- What is Clint Eastwood's production company?Malpaso is Clint Eastwood's production company.
- For which movies did Clint Eastwood win two Academy Awards each?Clint Eastwood won Academy Awards for best picture and best director for Unforgiven (1992), a film that takes an unsentimental look at frontier vio...
- What was the first film Clint Eastwood directed?Clint Eastwood first turned to directing with his film Play Misty for Me (1971).
- When did Eastwood receive the French Legion of Honor?In 2007 Clint Eastwood was made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honour. He was elevated to commander two years later.
- When did Clint Eastwood achieve international stardom?Clint Eastwood achieved international stardom when he played "The Man with No Name" in three Italian westerns (known as “spaghetti westerns”) direc...
- Early years
- Later career
- Personal life
Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood, a housewife turned IBM operator. He had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing in nearby Piedmont. At school Clint took interest in music and mechanics, but was an otherwise bored student;...
Eastwood's big-screen breakthrough came as The Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's trilogy of excellent spaghetti westerns: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). The movies were shown exclusively in Italy during their respective copyright years with Enrico Maria Salerno providing the v...
Eastwood's individuality outside of work has been extremely convoluted, to put it mildly. He managed to keep his personal life top secret for the first three decades of his celebrity. (To this day the Hollywood kingpin refuses to disclose exactly how many families he's started.) He had a long time relationship with frequent '70s/'80s co-star Locke,...
Eastwood was born on May 31, 1930, at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California, to Ruth (née Runner; 1909–2006) and Clinton Eastwood (1906–1970). ). During her son's fame, Ruth was known by the surname of her second husband, John Belden Wood (1913–2004), whom she married after the death of Clinton Sr. Eastwood was nicknamed "Samson" by the hospital nurses because he ...
- Actor, film director, producer
- At least 8, including Kyle, Alison, Scott and Francesca
- 1963–present
- Libertarian (2008–present)
Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. He has appeared in over 60 films. His career has spanned 65 years and began with small uncredited film roles and television appearances. [1] Eastwood has acted in multiple television series, including the eight-season series Rawhide (1959–1965).
- Actor, film director, producer
- Clint Eastwood Jr., May 31, 1930 (age 92), San Francisco, California, U.S.
- 1955–present
- Maggie Johnson, (m. 1953; div. 1984), Dina Ruiz, (m. 1996; div. 2014)
