Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Born:

May 31, 1930

Never trust anyone on an Italian movie. I know about these things.
Stay away from special effects and explosives.

Born:

May 31, 1930

Biography:

After graduating from high school, Clint worked as a logger, steel-furnace stoker, and gas pumper. He settled in Hollywood in 1955 as a small-time actor and in 1958 when he won a prime role in the television series Rawhide. But it was in Italy that he found his fortune. The Sergio Leone dollar trilogy catapulted Eastwood into stardom.

Finally a star in his own country, he started a fruitful collaboration with director Don Siegel that resulted in films as Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), The Beguiled and in 1971 the part of detective Harry Callahan, in Dirty Harry. This was the first of a series of action films in which he played laconic and dangerous heroes.

Eastwood made his directorial debut with the chiller Play Misty for Me (1971). He borrowed heavily from his experiences with Sergio Leone to make High Plains Drifter (1973).

After this, Eastwood began to seriously vary his roles. The comedy Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Escape From Alcatraz (1979) (where Clint was directed for the last time by Don Siegel), Bronco Billy (1980) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). These comedies would help to lighten Clint's image and were all major hits.

After these comedies, though, Clint had a pretty shaky eighties. Eastwood directed himself for his best films in this decade: Pale Rider (1985) and Bird (1988).

From the nineties Clint continued directing movies Unforgiven (1992), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Mystic river (2003), Million dollar baby (2004) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Changeling (2008) and Gran Torino (2008) and he gradually won the respect of the critics. Clint's ability to craft a compelling film is beginning to eclipse his legendary status as an actor.

Academy awards:

2007 Nominated Best picture for: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
2007 Nominated Director for: Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
2005 Won Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005 Won Best Picture for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005 Nominated Best Actor for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2004 Nominated Director for: Mystic River (2003)
2004 Nominated Best picture for: Mystic River (2003)
1995 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1993 Won Oscar Best Director for: Unforgiven (1992)
1993 Won Oscar Best Picture for: Unforgiven (1992)
1993 Nominated Best Actor for: Unforgiven (1992)

Selected Movies:

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
  • Unforgiven (1992)
  • Mystic River (2003)
  • Gran Torino (2008)
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  • For a Few Dollars More (1965)
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
  • Dirty Harry (1971)
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

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Bibliography » Web:

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BBC - France gives top honors to Clint
CNN - Clint may win a Golden Globe
DVD Times - The latest Eastwood will be available
DVD Times - Clint and abuse
DVD Times - Clint in High Definition
DVD Times - Clint and Changeling
DVD Times - Gran Torino in the UK
Film school rejects - Clint and J. Edgar
High def digest - Hang em High
High-Def digest - Changeling in High Definition
High-Def Digest - Mystic river on Blu-ray
High-Def Digest - Changeling in High Definition
Hollywood Reporter - Clint Joins 48th NY Film Festival
Hollywood Reporter - Mega Eastwood
Hollywood reporter - Eastwood junior
Home Cinema - Unconquerable on Blu-ray
I Africa - Clint is going to Africa
Reuters - Invictus best movie for grown-ups
Seeing-stars.com -