Biography of legendary director Clint Eastwood
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Clint Eastwood was born on the last day of May 1930 in San Francisco. His father Clint Eastwood Sr. worked as a steelworker in a factory and was a Presbyterian. His lineage goes back as far as settlers from Great Britain. Mother - Margaret Ruth Runner worked at IBM. She attended the Mormon church and had Irish-Dutch roots.

Eastwood Jr.'s childhood was during the Great Depression, so the family frequently changed residences along the entire West Coast as the jobs were hard enough to find. Eventually they found a more or less suitable place in the Californian town of Piedmont. It was there that the boy managed to complete his high school education.
Eastwood's training and the beginning of a serious career in directing
Clinton received further education at a technical a school in AucklandThe young man's priorities at the time were somewhat different - he preferred to make a living at a variety of jobs. But the young man's priorities at that time were somewhat different - he preferred to earn a living with a variety of work. Naturally, the guy needed to have a higher education, and he managed to get into Seattle University.But he was drafted and had to serve at Fort Ord. There he was spotted by the assistant director of the television series "The Rawhide Whip". He suggested that the young man appear on the screen as a cowboy.

Clint remained highly sought after in the film industry as a positive hero in westerns, but he became truly famous when he began working with Sergio Leone. Since the 60's for 20 years Clint Eastwood. was among Hollywood's most star-studded actors.. It was he who epitomised the action hero of the time, who was very few words.
In 1968, he founded the Malpaso film studio. Eastwood is now a respected director and the owner of two Oscars for leading directorial projects. In addition, Clint tried his hand at politics - from 1986 to 1988, he worked as mayor of a small town Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Clint's Personal Life
It is known that the actor was married twice and has seven children. In 1953, not yet established as a star, Clint took in his wife. Maggie Johnson, whose divorce was formalised in 1984, and they separated even earlier. Nevertheless, Eastwood still has two children with Maggie. Kyle и Alice. In June 1964, after a brief infatuation with dancer Roxanne Tunis, he had a baby girl, named Kimber Lynn.

And in 1978, Clint formalised a connection with Sondra Locke, which lasted four years. And if in general to talk about the relationship of the couple, they lasted about 14 years. During these years, Locke she's been in several Eastwood filmsand in two other films he was a producer. The couple split up in 1990, but not amicably - Sondra went to the courts with a lawsuit on the $1.3 million.
On top of that, she said Eastwood forced her to commit 2 terminations and go under the surgeon's knife for female-to-female surgery. Another three years later. the actress is already suing Warner Bros.. The lawsuit described that there she was forced to sign a "fake" agreement, and in fact no one was going to produce her films and did not give any directing powers, as under the contract everything was to be handled by Eastwood. By 1999, all the proceedings have been completedand the relationship is settled.
In 1985, Eastwood had an encounter with a stewardess. Jacqueline Reeves. For about three years they lived together. During this period they had two children - Scott и Catherine Eastwoods. In the '90s, the actor had a relationship with an actress Frances Fisherand once again became a father with the birth of a baby girl, Francesca Ruth. However, in 1995, and this relationship was interrupted. In 1996, Eastwood married his wife. Dina Eastwood. The age difference between the newlyweds was 35 years. During this marriage, Clint had a daughter on 12 December 1996 Morgan.
Clint and Dina lived until 2013, but internal scandals put an end to the couple's relationship, and Dina wanted a divorce, which was successfully implemented. According to journalists, even before that moment, Eastwood, who at that time was already 43 years old, started a new affair with 42-year-old Erica Fisher. The couple was spotted together more than once, because they did not consider it necessary to hide anything. Knowing the peculiarities of the actor's character, it is hard enough to predict what will be the next turn of his personal life, but the fact that it will be interesting, there is no doubt.
Fun facts about the director
There are several interesting facts associated with Clint Eastwood throughout his life. Here are some of them:
- For nearly 40 years, Clint has been a regular transcendental meditation.
- In addition to acting and directing, Eastwood has a keen interest in jazz. He is the author of several melodies that can be heard in his films. He is also an excellent businessman, owning a hotel and a café in the town where he used to be mayor.
- Tommy Lee Jones once commented that he admires what Eastwood is doing. He admires the way he manages on set. Watching it is so addictive that the sun can set unnoticed.

- Eastwood is a great admirer golf. He owns the Tehama Golf Club, located in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Also in this town Clint previously owned a bar called Hog's Breath Inn, but it has now been sold.
- Despite the fact that on the screens Eastwood often appeared with a cigarette in his hands, in reality he was quit smoking back in my youth.
- Clint is a certified pilotand when traffic jams suddenly form, the actor gets into his own helicopter and gets to the desired location.
- In 2014, there was the opening of a golf tournament. A dinner was organised for the occasion, during which the tournament director choked on a piece of cheese. Clint, who was nearby, managed to save the man from choking. He applied Heimlich stroke: approaching the victim from behind, he grabbed him with his hands just below the rib cage, after which he made two sharp upward jerks of the director's body. As a result, the cheese fell out of his airways.