Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Some of the key events about Clint Eastwood
- 1954Criticized for his lack of acting skills in his early film career
- 1955Landed first significant acting role in the TV series "Rawhide"
- 1964Starred in the iconic Spaghetti Western "A Fistful of Dollars"
- 1968Faced controversy for his role in the violent Western film "Hang 'Em High"
- 1971Made directorial debut with the psychological thriller "Play Misty for Me"
- 1971Received backlash for the controversial portrayal of vigilantism in "Dirty Harry"
- 1976Directed and starred in "The Outlaw Josey Wales", which was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry
- 1988Directed the critically acclaimed biopic "Bird" about jazz musician Charlie Parker
- 1989Sued by former partner Sondra Locke for palimony and fraud
- 1992Won Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards for "Unforgiven"
- 1994Criticized for perceived animal cruelty in the film "The Bridges of Madison County"
- 2003Directed the critically acclaimed drama "Mystic River", which received multiple Oscar nominations
- 2004Received the Academy Award for Best Director for "Million Dollar Baby"
- 2006Directed two World War II films, "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima", in the same year
- 2006Faced criticism for his depiction of Japanese soldiers in "Flags of Our Fathers"
- 2008Publicly mocked for talking to an empty chair at the Republican National Convention
- 2010Accused of age discrimination by former employee Cecile Bakke
- 2016Criticized for controversial comments about the "pussy generation" and political correctness
- 2018Directed and starred in "The Mule" at the age of 88, demonstrating longevity in the film industry
- 2019Faced backlash for his portrayal of journalist Kathy Scruggs in "Richard Jewell"
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