Clint Eastwood
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| Born | Clinton Eastwood Jr. May 31, 1930 |
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| Years active | 1954–present |
| Organization | Malpaso Productions |
| Political party | Libertarian (2008–present)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (1951–2008)[1] |
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| Children | At least 8,[a] including Kyle, Alison, Scott and Francesca |
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| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| 30th Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea | |
| In office April 8, 1986 – April 12, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Townsend |
| Succeeded by | Jean Grace |
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Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, director, producer, and composer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Director for his movies Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). He was also nominated for his movies Mystic River (2003), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) and American Sniper (2014).
Early life
Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California on May 31, 1930.[2] He was nicknamed "Samson" by the hospital nurses as he weighed 11 pounds 6 ounces (5.2 kg) at birth.[3][4][5] Eastwood is of English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry.[2][6] He was raised in Piedmont, California. He studied at Piedmont Junior High School and at Oakland Technical High School.
Career
He has appeared in many movies since the 1950s. The most famous are the Dollars trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns (1964–1966), Dirty Harry movie series as Harry Callahan (1971–1988), Any Which Way You Can (1979) and similar movies. Eastwood also won critical acclaim as a director with the movies Unforgiven (1992), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1996), Space Cowboys (2000), Mystic River (2003), and Million Dollar Baby (2005). In recent years, Eastwood directed biopic movies such as American Sniper, Sully, and Richard Jewell.
He won election as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in April 1986. He earned $200 per month in that position[7] which he donated to The Carmel Youth Centre. While in office, he helped to make ice cream legal to eat on city streets,[8] added public restrooms to the public beach, and a city library annex building was built.[7] He served for two years and did not wish to run for a second term. In 2001, Governor Gray Davis appointed him to the California State Park and Recreation Commission.[9]
Personal life
Eastwood was married to Maggie Johnson from 1953 until they divorced in 1984. They had two children. Then he was married to Dina Ruiz since 1996. They have one child. He now lives with his family in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. He was the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea for two years, starting in 1986.
Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1992 | Best Director | Unforgiven | Won |
| Best Picture | Unforgiven | Won | |
| Best Actor | Unforgiven | Nominated | |
| 1994 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Won | |
| 2003 | Best Director | Mystic River | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Mystic River | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Best Director | Million Dollar Baby | Won |
| Best Picture | Million Dollar Baby | Won | |
| Best Actor | Million Dollar Baby | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Director | Letters from Iwo Jima | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Letters from Iwo Jima | Nominated | |
Notes
- ↑ Eastwood refuses to confirm how many children he has, and there has been confliction in the media regarding the number.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brockes, Emma (February 14, 2009). "Emma Brockes meets Clint Eastwood, one of the last American heroes, to talk about films, politics and ageing". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eliot, p. 13
- ↑ Amara, Pavan; Sundberg, Charlotte (May 30, 2010). "Eastwood at 80". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ Day, Elizabeth (November 2, 2008). "Gentle Man Clint". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ McGilligan, p. 22
- ↑ Smith, p. 116
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "When Clint Eastwood Was Elected Mayor of Carmel, California". www.mentalfloss.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Ice Cream Is In Again Under Eastwood Rule". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1986. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Governor Schwarzenegger Appointments to the State Park and Recreation Commission" Archived January 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – California State Park and Recreation Commission. Retrieved: May 28, 2008.