Clint Eastwood

Though he has married twice in his lifetime, he holds the image of a Casanova as he has had numerous affairs with a number of woman including, Catherine Deneuve, Jill Banner, Jamie Rose, Inger Stevens, Jo Ann Harris, Jean Seberg, Megan Rose, Jane, Bridget Byrne and Anita Lhoest.

He first tied the knot with Maggie Johnson on December 19, 1953. The couple had two children, before breaking up in 1984.

He became romantically involved with Sondra Locke since 1975. The two were in a live-in relationship for fourteen years before Locke filed a palimony suit against him.

Clinton ‘Clint’ Eastwood was born to Clinton Eastwood, Sr. and Magaret Ruth. While his father was a migrant worker, his mother was employed at a factory. He has a younger sister Jeanne.

He attained his preliminary education from Piedmont Junior High School after which he was enrolled at the Oakland Technical High School. During this time, he took up various odd jobs such as a lifeguard, paper carrier, grocery clerk, forest firefighter, and golf caddy.

At the age of 20, he was called for military duty at the Army Special Services. While in Army, he met Hollywood actors David Jansen and Martin Miller who encouraged him to relocate to Los Angeles after completing his military duty.

He appeared for a screen test at the Universal Studios and bagged his first role in the science fiction films, ‘Revenge of the Creature’ and ‘Tarantula’, released in 1955.

He later auditioned for the role of Rowdy Yates in the CBS series, ‘Rawhide’, which he eventually won. The series lasted for eight seasons. It served as a major breakthrough for him as the show topped the TV ratings, peaking at number 6 between October 1960 and 1961.

In 1959, he made a guest appearance on ‘Maverick’. Cast opposite James Garner, he played the role of a cowardly villain who aimed at marrying a rich girl for money. Meanwhile, he played minor roles in films such as ‘Lady Godiva of Coventry’, ‘Never Say Goodbye’, ‘Escapade in Japan’ and French film, ‘Lafayette Escadrille’.

Shedding his ‘Rawhide’ image, he played the role of a cowboy in the Italian-made western flick, ‘A Fistful of Dollars’. Next came, ‘Man with No Name’ which had him playing a distinctive character.

He then starred in the second of the trilogy of ‘A Fistful of Dollars’, titled, ‘For a Few Dollars More’ and the final part, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’. The movie catapulted the position of Eastwood as a hero but earned bad reviews from the critics.

He has had a roller-coaster career as an actor, director, producer and composer. While he has excelled as an actor, his artistic and creative pursuits as a director are astounding. Not just critically-acclaimed, his films have achieved commercial success as well.