tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60698203223639375002024-03-28T18:54:42.356-07:00 Liberty Lighthouse JournalKeith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-40399245099684870652023-12-28T17:24:00.000-07:002023-12-28T17:24:34.169-07:00DOSSIER: CLINT EASTWOOD<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqT4Ao00QhoO9OgizyZ6Sf09rz5lYLFCB3Tx8b6iRTKG_0YN_CX7SkOGMSgRQA23GrDLIVUWM-rj8o6ERiIJ2h0BYtT5mj02amFLfCHvR9IIoU6RFldt6Id248TEoZZBolD6YB7EisXaOJ_tQ9G1wQb55XietUIVIKqaJCJOmFkVo_PQc9W-NgkPF/s1027/CLINT%20EASTWOOD_DIRTY%20HARRY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqT4Ao00QhoO9OgizyZ6Sf09rz5lYLFCB3Tx8b6iRTKG_0YN_CX7SkOGMSgRQA23GrDLIVUWM-rj8o6ERiIJ2h0BYtT5mj02amFLfCHvR9IIoU6RFldt6Id248TEoZZBolD6YB7EisXaOJ_tQ9G1wQb55XietUIVIKqaJCJOmFkVo_PQc9W-NgkPF/s320/CLINT%20EASTWOOD_DIRTY%20HARRY.jpg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>DIRTY HARRY</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;">“</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><i>Men
must know their limitations</i>”</span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="text-align: left;">BORN: </b><span style="text-align: left;">May
31</span><sup style="text-align: left;">st</sup><span style="text-align: left;">,
1930</span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>BIRTH
NAME: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clinton Eastwood Jr.</span></span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>HEIGHT:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
6' 4”</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqJbQ8-cH593OC9r1MaOQz-krzOz9s1FFNIgMT9IjJKbKrwj5QgG0UIdgDBFR2LhZ_fHOwPqqv4AfFqtCr4LHv7Mw_XMDwepnEI3ODTb1f13oE5OIkX5jiHOX22ltcCVDQRvU6wO6F13Ph3xYfck06DU7jafmzkRdWiz4LyDFK2NQCNfNB16aOsZR/s1012/RAWHIDE_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="854" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqJbQ8-cH593OC9r1MaOQz-krzOz9s1FFNIgMT9IjJKbKrwj5QgG0UIdgDBFR2LhZ_fHOwPqqv4AfFqtCr4LHv7Mw_XMDwepnEI3ODTb1f13oE5OIkX5jiHOX22ltcCVDQRvU6wO6F13Ph3xYfck06DU7jafmzkRdWiz4LyDFK2NQCNfNB16aOsZR/s320/RAWHIDE_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.JPG" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>RAWHIDE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;">Eastwood
was born at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco,
California to Ruth Runner (1909-2006) and Clinton Eastwood
(1906-1970). Eastwood was nicknamed “Samson” by the hospital
nurses because he weighed 11 pounds 6 ounces at birth. He has a
younger sister, Jeanne Bernhardt (b. 1934). He is of English, Irish,
Scottish, and Dutch ancestry. He is descended from Mayflower
passenger William Bradford, and the 12</span><sup style="text-align: left;">th</sup><span style="text-align: left;"> generation born
in North America. His family relocated three times during the 1930s
as his father changed occupations, residing in Sacramento in 1935.
Settling in Piedmont, California, the Eastwood family lived in a
wealthier area of the town, had a swimming pool, belonged to a
country club, and each parent drove their own car. Eastwood's father
was a manufacturing executive at Georgia-Pacific for most of his
working life. As Clint and Jeanne grew older, Ruth took a clerical
job at IBM.</span></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eastwood
attended Piedmont Middle School, where he had poor academic scores,
so he attended summer school. From January 1945 until January 1946,
he attended Piedmont High School, but was asked to leave for writing
an obscene suggestion to a school official on the athletic field
scoreboard and for burning an effigy on the school lawn, as well as
other school infractions. He transferred to Oakland Technical High
School and was scheduled to graduate in January 1949. </span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eastwood
held a number of jobs, including lifeguard, paper carrier, grocery
clerk, forest firefighter, and golf caddy. Eastwood said that he
tried to enroll at Seattle University in 1951, but was drafted into
the United States Army during the Korean War. He ended up being a
lifeguard at Fort Ord. While returning from Seattle, Washington, he
was a passenger on a Douglas AD bomber that ran out of fuel and
crashed into the ocean near Point Reyes. Using a life raft, he and
the pilot swam 2 miles to safety. </span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios">Universal-International</a>
film company was shooting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhide_(TV_series)"><i>Rawhide</i></a>
in Fort Ord when an assistant spotted Eastwood and invited him to
meet the director. According to an official biography, the man was
named Chuck Hill who was stationed at Fort Ord and had contacts in
Hollywood. While in Los Angeles, Hill managed to sneak Eastwood into
a Universal studio where he introduced him to cameraman Irving
Glassberg. Glassberg arranged for an audition with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Lubin"><b>Arthur
Lubin</b></a> who was impressed with Eastwood's appearance and
stature, but disapproved of his acting. Lubin suggested he attend
drama classes and arranged for Eastwood's initial contract in April
1954 at $100 per week. After signing, Eastwood was criticized for his
stiff manner and delivering his lines through his teeth, which became
a trademark the rest of his career. </span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXlSldcDdrC3M12H-3hH21UgOTc5soPnPZWqosXlvMMm8uBvdisKz6duzMC2ef_Pywa9VrntRDpGadGTnk3i_KXfEObUC0geWd_Tr71hl-ivIA2WdJrFkeEsyHyMGtobUkNQ4nYuOwGs2uxbvLQc-ozL3_jO0Q6IFC4UNaTDXTKxYoC8hURKhIgHV/s1676/Francis%20in%20the%20Navy_1955.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1676" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXlSldcDdrC3M12H-3hH21UgOTc5soPnPZWqosXlvMMm8uBvdisKz6duzMC2ef_Pywa9VrntRDpGadGTnk3i_KXfEObUC0geWd_Tr71hl-ivIA2WdJrFkeEsyHyMGtobUkNQ4nYuOwGs2uxbvLQc-ozL3_jO0Q6IFC4UNaTDXTKxYoC8hURKhIgHV/s320/Francis%20in%20the%20Navy_1955.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">In
May of 1954, Eastwood made his first real audition for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Bridges_to_Cross"><i>Six
Bridges to Cross</i></a>, but was rejected by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pevney"><b>Joseph
Pevney</b></a>. He was eventually given a minor role after many
unsuccessful auditions by director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Arnold_(director)"><b>Jack
Arnold</b></a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Creature"><i>Revenge
of the Creature</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1955)</span>.
It was the sequel to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_from_the_Black_Lagoon"><i>Creature
from the Black Lagoon</i></a>. </span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
September of 1954, Eastwood worked for three weeks on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva_of_Coventry"><i>Lady
Godiva of Coventry</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and won a
role in February 1955 playing a sailor in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_in_the_Navy"><i>Francis
in the Navy</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. He appeared
unaccredited in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_(film)"><i>Tarantula</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">
portraying a squadron pilot. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
May of 1955, Eastwood put four hours work into the film Never Say
Goodbye and had a minor role as a ranch hand in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_in_the_Dust"><i>Star
in the Dust</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Universal
presented him with his first television role in 1955, on NBC's </span><i>Allen
in Movieland</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, starring </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Steve
Allen</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Curtis"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tony
Curtis</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Benny
Goodman</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. Universal
terminated his contract in October of 1955.</span></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2cqPtA_JUidk8YAPHJ-qAyv00D3u2B0l5rFtF3GHtN4Htnw6R8JjsAEeZ5USZ_HFAAVp8JndFcSpPXhdVqPyidSQnR4eYwe3ezHw130LOuFMswwPEyWX7rryoUaC10_ixQJ-QGr2nW-QBfeXXDKSmt6h5k1bh_TObZPIrWv2yGf57Si3uihrU3Yj/s500/DEATH%20VALLEY%20DAYS.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2cqPtA_JUidk8YAPHJ-qAyv00D3u2B0l5rFtF3GHtN4Htnw6R8JjsAEeZ5USZ_HFAAVp8JndFcSpPXhdVqPyidSQnR4eYwe3ezHw130LOuFMswwPEyWX7rryoUaC10_ixQJ-QGr2nW-QBfeXXDKSmt6h5k1bh_TObZPIrWv2yGf57Si3uihrU3Yj/s320/DEATH%20VALLEY%20DAYS.jpg" width="253" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Eastwood
joined the Marsh Agency, he got a part in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Traveling_Saleslady"><i>The
First Traveling Saleslady</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">
(1956) and in 1957, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapade_in_Japan"><i>Escapade
in Japan</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, but he still had
no contract with anyone. His financial advisor had him switch to the
Kumin-Olenick Agency in 1956 and Michael Gertz in 1957. He got
several small roles in 1956 as an army officer for the ABC Reader's
Digest series and as a motorcycle gang member on a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Patrol_(American_TV_series)"><i>Highway
Patrol</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> episode. Eastwood
played a cadet in </span><i>West Point</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
series and as a suicidal gold prospector on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_Days"><i>Death
Valley Days</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1958, Eastwood played a Navy lieutenant in a segment of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Log"><i>Navy
Log</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and in 1959, made an
appearance on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maverick_(TV_series)"><i>Maverick</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">
opposite </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>James
Garner</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Also
in 1958, he portrayed an aviator in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Escadrille_(film)"><i>Lafayette
Escadrille</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and an
ex-renegade of the Confederacy in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush_at_Cimarron_Pass"><i>Ambush
at Cimarron Pass</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1958, Eastwood was cast as Rowdy Yates for the CBS series </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhide_(TV_series)"><i>Rawhide</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">.
Eastwood was not happy with his character, thinking that the Rowdy
was too young and cloddish. Filming began in Arizona in the summer of
1958. In three weeks, </span><i>Rawhide</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
reached the top 20 in TV ratings and became a success for several
years. The time spent acting in </span><i>Rawhide</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
was the most grueling of Eastwood's career. Often filming took place
six days a week at an average of 12 hours a day. Rating declined
lacking fresh script, so it was canceled in the 1965-66 season.
Eastwood tried to convince the producers to let him direct an
episode, but failed. In the first season, Eastwood earned $750 an
episode. By the time </span><i>Rawhide</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
was canceled, he got $119,000 an episode as severance pay. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI_yQxuua__laiz2ACl4Kbm4ro3GEbELx8HpgGJ-bTDK0w9rvgBsCLPKi9X3fFNOdg1lypKKbB7iK7dzFcbfR2o89Hx1lpjgS6RoGO79Fwk_ttW-85Zhtrjze2-eVxQeaYOcQyT7OynAkpYjEhCPojDXcWGE8G8DR1JEFIh7BYMlyY6d9x-9Q1cbP/s736/FOR%20A%20FEW%20DOLLARS%20MORE_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="736" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI_yQxuua__laiz2ACl4Kbm4ro3GEbELx8HpgGJ-bTDK0w9rvgBsCLPKi9X3fFNOdg1lypKKbB7iK7dzFcbfR2o89Hx1lpjgS6RoGO79Fwk_ttW-85Zhtrjze2-eVxQeaYOcQyT7OynAkpYjEhCPojDXcWGE8G8DR1JEFIh7BYMlyY6d9x-9Q1cbP/s320/FOR%20A%20FEW%20DOLLARS%20MORE_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: xx-small;"><b>FISTFULL OF DOLLARS</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1963, Eastwood's Rawhide co-star </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Fleming"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Eric
Fleming</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> rejected an
offer to star in an Italian Western called </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fistful_of_Dollars"><i>A
Fistful of Dollars</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1964),
filmed in a remote region of Spain by an unknown director, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sergio
Leone</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harrison_(actor)"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Richard
Harrison</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> suggested to
Leone that Eastwood would make a good cowboy. Eastwood signed a
contract for $15,000 in wages for eleven weeks with a bonus of a
Mercedes-Benz automobile upon completion. Eastwood thought it would
be a good transition from the good guy to an “antihero” part.
Leone insisted that Eastwood smoke cigars, despite him being a
non-smoker. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">A
Fistful of Dollars proved to be a landmark film and first of the
“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_Western">Spaghetti
Westerns</a>”, with Leone depicting a more lawless and desolate
world than traditional westerns of the time. The film's success made
Eastwood a major star in Italy and he was rehired to star in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_a_Few_Dollars_More"><i>For
a Few Dollars More</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1965).
The rights to </span><i>For a Few Dollars More</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
and the trilogy's final film, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly"><i>The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">
(1966) were sold to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists">United
Artists</a> for about $900,000. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1966, Eastwood met producer </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_De_Laurentiis"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Dino
De Laurentiis</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> in New
York City and agreed to star in a non-Western five-part anthology
production, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witches_(1967_film)"><i>The
Witches</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1967), opposite De
Laurentiis's wife, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvana_Mangano"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Silvana
Mangano</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. Eastwood's
19-minute installment took only a few days to shoot, but his
performance did not please critics. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc28KjK8wNidlPzJLfEXzsmtiAyYVPB9OFWj-HKx3ZHJGj8wbvC8J3bI_xksHM6IuAM0qNTwepQ4ZHXEMjEONVnXXIcRJtdHV8q85gNnua23mlrQeJ0y3dcKPrV0aO14yR07uEGh8kYi4GXLytwGFJjsvu_rIzCx-S1lVKzwC-1QOttZUoEeFsaiU/s2520/GOOD-BAD-UGLY_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2520" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc28KjK8wNidlPzJLfEXzsmtiAyYVPB9OFWj-HKx3ZHJGj8wbvC8J3bI_xksHM6IuAM0qNTwepQ4ZHXEMjEONVnXXIcRJtdHV8q85gNnua23mlrQeJ0y3dcKPrV0aO14yR07uEGh8kYi4GXLytwGFJjsvu_rIzCx-S1lVKzwC-1QOttZUoEeFsaiU/s320/GOOD-BAD-UGLY_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: xx-small;"><b>THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Two
months later Eastwood began work on </span><i>The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, playing the Man with
No Name again with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Van_Cleef"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Lee
Van Cleef</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Wallach"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Eli
Wallach</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> portraying
the Mexican bandit. During the filming scene in which a bridge was
blown up, Eastwood told Wallach to go to the hilltop, saying, “</span><i>Stay
as far away from special effects and explosives as you ca</i><span style="font-style: normal;">n.”
Minutes later there was confusion when the word “Vaya!” was
yelled, it resulted in a premature explosion that could have killed
Wallach. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The
</span><i>Dollars</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> trilogy was
not released in the United States until 1967. All three were
commercially successful, especially </span><i>The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, which earned $8
million in rental earnings and turned Eastwood into a major film
star. Critics were more critical about the films. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBKziEXXzkIQ6EJdJlTNuGMhOMdBRLjTnSuhHuPZ2VRFC2TcnDm870d5HYCaXkN9bzXEeE6_iUZbYrDJ4EoXE6b9EZn8t1HHAIhkxrIUUr3N3J2jXsnBgE638p9aYt9AMskGHAM91qnoJZUtRad2IRq5RCNZxh-nXMRjwDJeYGPxiz-0_bA0S5Cx5/s491/HANG%20EM%20HIGH_CLINT%20AND%20INGER.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBKziEXXzkIQ6EJdJlTNuGMhOMdBRLjTnSuhHuPZ2VRFC2TcnDm870d5HYCaXkN9bzXEeE6_iUZbYrDJ4EoXE6b9EZn8t1HHAIhkxrIUUr3N3J2jXsnBgE638p9aYt9AMskGHAM91qnoJZUtRad2IRq5RCNZxh-nXMRjwDJeYGPxiz-0_bA0S5Cx5/s320/HANG%20EM%20HIGH_CLINT%20AND%20INGER.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: xx-small;">INGER STEVENS & CLINT EASTWOOD: HANG 'EM HIGH</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1968, signed up to star in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_'Em_High"><i>Hang
'Em High</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inger_Stevens"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Inger
Stevens</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Hingle"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Pat
Hingle</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hopper"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Dennis
Hopper</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Begley"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Ed
Begley</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hale_Jr."><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Alan
Hale Jr</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">., </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(actor)"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Ben
Johnson</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dern"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Bruce
Dern</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_MacArthur"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>James
MacArthur</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. The film
earned Eastwood $400,000 and 25% of its net box office. Using money
he had earned, Eastwood's advisor helped establish his own production
company, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpaso_Productions">Malpaso
Productions</a>. It was named after Malpaso Creek on Eastwood's
property in Monterey County, California. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Before
</span><i>Hang 'Em High</i><span style="font-style: normal;">'s
release, Eastwood had begun working on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coogan's_Bluff_(film)"><i>Coogan's
Bluff</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. He was reunited with
Universal Studios for it after receiving an offer of $1 million.
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennings_Lang"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jennings
Lang</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> arranged for
Eastwood to meet </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Siegel"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Don
Siegel</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, a contract
director, who later became Eastwood's close friend and a partnership
that lasted more than ten years, producing five films. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1968, Eastwood was paid $750,000 for the war epic </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Eagles_Dare"><i>Where
Eagles Dare</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burton"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Richard
Burton</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> played the
squad's commander with Eastwood being his right-hand man. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EmY9FD58Oq9O3vLXNb7wMrCy243Uydm5QS4Kdzo0nOsE-MH9dg4eQjWBXU3hsZK8mgNYXsjQek8gA00IIJM4gS_FGEzsWVSO6aBhPXSgNye636Lce70ZvU4yPQoxbtE9GxHh233ygJSc6a9iS16URzLRtMScm2Qi8j9R--x1jrpZuycEL-fnKwkf/s1330/PAINT%20YOUR%20WAGON_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1330" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EmY9FD58Oq9O3vLXNb7wMrCy243Uydm5QS4Kdzo0nOsE-MH9dg4eQjWBXU3hsZK8mgNYXsjQek8gA00IIJM4gS_FGEzsWVSO6aBhPXSgNye636Lce70ZvU4yPQoxbtE9GxHh233ygJSc6a9iS16URzLRtMScm2Qi8j9R--x1jrpZuycEL-fnKwkf/s320/PAINT%20YOUR%20WAGON_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>PAINT YOUR WAGON</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br />Eastwood
starred in the only musical of his career, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Your_Wagon_(film)"><i>Paint
Your Wagon</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> in 1969,
co-starring </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Marvin"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Lee
Marvin</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Seberg"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jean
Seberg</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">In
1970, Eastwood starred with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine">Shirley
MacLaine</a> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Mules_for_Sister_Sara"><i>Two
Mules for Sister Sara</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">,
directed by </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Don Siegel</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;">.
At around the same time, Eastwood starred in the World War II film
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly's_Heroes"><i>Kelly's
Heroes</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Donald
Sutherland</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telly_Savalas"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Telly
Savalas</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. It would be
the last film Eastwood appeared in that was not produced by his
Malpaso Productions. Filming took place in Yugoslavia and London. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcngtmsVY_B_MJcCsi30ayl7jMGqTrXhxtbyneP2u5Fn-EZSL8TeSZmAcys0mp38QGx5c4NMKtQdla2_IxsGISQvYjec2h12Ic_V1FIuhWlHgcCHp_fum3U3EoHE7ZBWQQJ9DtA071dAlXuLJ2EdmuHNL5y9xCtVDqdtAp5Wt5W4BIZP6G3j6rIko7/s1310/Don-Rickles-making-Clint-Eastwood-smile-on-the-set-of-Kelly-s-Heroes-clint-eastwood-40455378-1280-1310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcngtmsVY_B_MJcCsi30ayl7jMGqTrXhxtbyneP2u5Fn-EZSL8TeSZmAcys0mp38QGx5c4NMKtQdla2_IxsGISQvYjec2h12Ic_V1FIuhWlHgcCHp_fum3U3EoHE7ZBWQQJ9DtA071dAlXuLJ2EdmuHNL5y9xCtVDqdtAp5Wt5W4BIZP6G3j6rIko7/s320/Don-Rickles-making-Clint-Eastwood-smile-on-the-set-of-Kelly-s-Heroes-clint-eastwood-40455378-1280-1310.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>KELLY'S HEROES</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Eastwood
and Siegel began </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beguiled_(1971_film)"><i>The
Beguiled</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> in 1971. It was
especially popular in France, but only grossed about $1 million. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">His
next film Eastwood portrayed a disc jockey who become stalked by one
of his fans (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Walter"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jessica
Walter</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">). It was
filmed in Monterey where he lived and footage included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Jazz_Festival">Monterey
Jazz Festival</a>. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Harry"><i>Dirty
Harry</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> in 1971 was written by
Harry and Rita Fink and has been described as Eastwood's most
memorable character. His lines have become historic. It earned $22
million. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Sean
Connery announced he would not play James Bond again. Eastwood was
offered the role but turned it down because he believed the character
should be played by an English actor. Of course, he was correct. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Eastwood's
next film was </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kidd"><i>Joe
Kidd</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1972). </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnpZMH6Ppi71FPKh1lgbgbQp1Svg3cZU-82Iwd3afSOxiWFfq2AmVgoaparEZ5u-M9G__GZlm5psYIq5ribkgF2saZ-wyWxai7Bchhi2-VlQ2d3hneooTStosYevThCnlZIUO1x9Ado0486h8Bu7zZYxZqWDnGoMhGZINke5M-w1d0-IW_rxl4zkz/s900/HIGH%20PLAINS%20DRIFTER_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnpZMH6Ppi71FPKh1lgbgbQp1Svg3cZU-82Iwd3afSOxiWFfq2AmVgoaparEZ5u-M9G__GZlm5psYIq5ribkgF2saZ-wyWxai7Bchhi2-VlQ2d3hneooTStosYevThCnlZIUO1x9Ado0486h8Bu7zZYxZqWDnGoMhGZINke5M-w1d0-IW_rxl4zkz/s320/HIGH%20PLAINS%20DRIFTER_CLINT%20EASTWOOD.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br />Eastwood's
first western as director was </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Plains_Drifter"><i>High
Plains Drifter</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> in which he
also starred. It was a box-office hit, but got mixed reviews. John
Wayne, who had declined a role in the film, sent a letter to Eastwood
soon after the film's release in which he complained that, “</span><i>The
townspeople did not represent the true spirit of the American
pioneer, the spirit that made America great</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.”
</span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Eastwood
next worked on the project of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breezy"><i>Breezy</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;">
in 1973, a film about a middle-aged man and a teenage girl. During
casting he met </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_Locke"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sondra
Locke</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, an actress who
would play major roles in six of his films over the next ten years
and would become an important figure in his life. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Lenz"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kay
Lenz</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> got the part of
Breezy because Locke was 29. The film came in $1 million under budget
and was finished three days ahead of schedule. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Warner
Brothers then announced that Eastwood had agreed to reprise his role
as Callahan in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_Force"><i>Magnum
Force</i></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> (1973), a sequel to
</span><i>Dirty Harry</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> cast
included </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>David
Soul</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Urich"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Robert
Urich</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Matheson"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tim
Matheson</b></span></a><span style="font-style: normal;">. The film
grossed $58.1 million in the United States, but was not a success
with the critics. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFUIbYj1cRty5r5Z5Fpz76qx5u3CDs8AGADSIPZm0_SnUuUW6CwPkSVqr7zy_IChLWK2jr9QUsaOG9uJRcMvb0O1lQ3pzLeKmWpgjVHJN8c7j21Am0nSHbHSDDLI074LsstuNKkralvB8bctFv2c3JSG7vvs09a7Nrlwc65-udTrtJz8jWy_U0Ttx/s1280/JEFF%20BRIDGES_CLINT_THUNDERBOLT%20AND%20LIGHTNING.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1280" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFUIbYj1cRty5r5Z5Fpz76qx5u3CDs8AGADSIPZm0_SnUuUW6CwPkSVqr7zy_IChLWK2jr9QUsaOG9uJRcMvb0O1lQ3pzLeKmWpgjVHJN8c7j21Am0nSHbHSDDLI074LsstuNKkralvB8bctFv2c3JSG7vvs09a7Nrlwc65-udTrtJz8jWy_U0Ttx/s320/JEFF%20BRIDGES_CLINT_THUNDERBOLT%20AND%20LIGHTNING.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: xx-small;">JEFF BRIDGES & CLINT - THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTNING</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-style: normal;">Eastwood
then teamed up with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bridges" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jeff
Bridges</b></span></a><span style="font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"> and </span><a href="https://libertylighthousejournal.blogspot.com/2022/08/dossier-george-kennedy.html" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>George
Kennedy</b></span></a><span style="font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"> in
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_and_Lightfoot" style="font-size: medium;"><i>Thunderbolt
and Lightfoot</i></a><span style="font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"> (1974). Upon
release, the film was praised for its offbeat comedy mixed with
suspense and tragedy, but only a modest success at the box-office
earning $32.4 million. Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor. Reportedly Eastwood was angered at the Academy
Award recognition for him and swore that would never work for United
Artists again. </span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood's
next film was </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eiger_Sanction_(film)"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Eiger Sanction</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1975) based on the spy novel of the same name written by </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevanian"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Trevanian</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Eastwood plays Jonathan Hemlock that was originally intended for </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Paul
Newman</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hoover">Mike Hoover</a>
taught Eastwood how to climb for several weeks at Yosemite before
filming took place in Grindelwald, Switzerland in 1974. Despite
warnings about the perils of the Eiger, Eastwood insisted on doing
all his own climbing and stunts. The film crew suffered a number of
accidents, including one fatality. The film received $14.2 million at
the box-office. Eastwood blamed Universal Studios for the film's poor
promotion and left them to make an agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Brothers">Warner
Brothers </a>through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wells">Frank
Wells</a> that has lasted to this day. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></i></span></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QsU6JZficDPbHLJToRtENVgnLeFXt3d6M87p7MLSn5ywFtOKktdW2ux9jyScYG-d0RN3pOXQLu9TBGlQZ3ToeYolYeg5ubokTQQiswmnFMZ_h18RUPAEbqmjM20H-qv-Iozepm3MMyCunbwZ0Brl5oBIebQAPFKfyUNKQFjtlkJj_q9mkmgaMC5X/s800/Chief%20Dan%20George_Sondra%20Locke_Clint%20Eastwood_Outlaw%20Josey%20Wales_1976.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="800" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QsU6JZficDPbHLJToRtENVgnLeFXt3d6M87p7MLSn5ywFtOKktdW2ux9jyScYG-d0RN3pOXQLu9TBGlQZ3ToeYolYeg5ubokTQQiswmnFMZ_h18RUPAEbqmjM20H-qv-Iozepm3MMyCunbwZ0Brl5oBIebQAPFKfyUNKQFjtlkJj_q9mkmgaMC5X/s320/Chief%20Dan%20George_Sondra%20Locke_Clint%20Eastwood_Outlaw%20Josey%20Wales_1976.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>OUTLAW JOSEY WALES</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Outlaw Josey Wales</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1976) was inspired by a 1972 novel written by </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Carter"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Asa
Carter</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
the lead character being a Confederate guerrilla who refuses to
surrender after the American Civil War and is chased across the
southwest. The supporting cast included Locke as his love interest
and </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Dan_George"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Chief
Dan George</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
as an elderly Cherokee who befriends Wales. Upon release the film was
widely acclaimed. The film would appear in </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Time</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'s
“Top 10 Films of the Year”. </span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
was then offered a role in </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Apocalypse
Now</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
but he declined because he did not want to spend weeks in the
Philippines. He also refused the part of a platoon leader in </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Go
Tell the Spartans</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and instead proceeded to produce the third </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dirty
Harry</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
film, </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enforcer_(1976_film)"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Enforcer</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1976). The film had Callahan partnered with a new female officer
(</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Daly"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tyne
Daly</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">).
The film ended with a shootout on Alcatraz island and was shorter
than other </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dirty
Harry</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
films at 92 minutes. It was a major commercial success grossing $100
million worldwide. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred in </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gauntlet_(film)"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Gauntlet</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1977), opposite </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sondra
Locke</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Pat
Hingle</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Prince_(actor)"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>William
Prince</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_McKinney"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Bill
McKinney</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_Corday"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Mara
Corday</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Some critics believed it was overly violent.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></i></span></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vpJVZNeyp-09nDWU7y5T-psFKXtnDy9DLhelDVFI3nncZiDv7-j_ybVslpZjl_nClBa_N6sr5aBC0hMolgSV3MPbBnHf8sHOhNp1EZSltw64WnbaZiSF968O_9hxPOQdj7nqUWXtM9zOJPTwmtr1BoJfZ134kPYe5WkXrCj5NsAQGJ1-R96Ru5H5/s900/clint-eastwood-in-every-which-way-but-loose-1978--album.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="900" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vpJVZNeyp-09nDWU7y5T-psFKXtnDy9DLhelDVFI3nncZiDv7-j_ybVslpZjl_nClBa_N6sr5aBC0hMolgSV3MPbBnHf8sHOhNp1EZSltw64WnbaZiSF968O_9hxPOQdj7nqUWXtM9zOJPTwmtr1BoJfZ134kPYe5WkXrCj5NsAQGJ1-R96Ru5H5/s320/clint-eastwood-in-every-which-way-but-loose-1978--album.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
Every Which Way But Loose</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1978), Eastwood provides an offbeat comedy role. Supporting actors
is </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sondra
Locke</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lewis_(actor)"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Geoffrey
Lewis</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and Clyde the orangutan. The film was surprisingly successful. </span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1979, Eastwood starred in </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Alcatraz_(film)"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Escape
from Alcatraz</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
the last of his films directed by Siegel. It was based upon the true
story of Frank Lee Morris, who along with </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anglin_(criminal)"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>John</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Anglin"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Clarence
Agnlin</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
escaped from the notorious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Federal_Penitentiary">Alcatraz
Federal Penitentiary</a> in 1962. The film was a major success. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1980, Eastwood directed and played the title role in Bronco Billy,
with </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sondra
Locke</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatman_Crothers"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Scatman
Crothers</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bottoms"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sam
Bottoms</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Liked by the critics, it was a commercial disappointment. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Later
in 1980, </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Which_Way_You_Can"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Any
Which Way You Can</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
was produced, the sequel to </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Every
Which Way But Loose</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
also starring Eastwood. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHcP4OsnPzvdZhA8G5vi690kx4PDVXaA_BqVtoRVf-QyGEG1qqmYZ8TEJHr0TsfqounaO82oCbLxkEyGMs1i4O-exre8ytryOJusnHAtxjnTZQyeuecaZDLSGa2jmjj4RGSUrH5wo8J694u1MxxGlWidXk2EemdXxvWggDisCrpsPTNWGubCRB5Do/s810/honkytonk-man.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="810" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHcP4OsnPzvdZhA8G5vi690kx4PDVXaA_BqVtoRVf-QyGEG1qqmYZ8TEJHr0TsfqounaO82oCbLxkEyGMs1i4O-exre8ytryOJusnHAtxjnTZQyeuecaZDLSGa2jmjj4RGSUrH5wo8J694u1MxxGlWidXk2EemdXxvWggDisCrpsPTNWGubCRB5Do/s320/honkytonk-man.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>HONKYTONK MAN</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred in </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honkytonk_Man"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Honkytonk
Man</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1982, portraying a struggling western singer who suffers from
tuberculosis, but finally gets the opportunity to perform at the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry">Grand Ole
Opry</a>. He is accompanied by his young nephew (real-life son </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Eastwood"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kyle
Eastwood</b></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
to Nashville. In France the film was compared to </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Grapes of Wrath</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and received a positive reception. The film acquired a high rating of
93 percent by Rotten Tomatoes. </span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred in the fourth </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dirty
Harry</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
film, </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Impact"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sudden
Impact </span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
1983. By this time, Eastwood was receiving 60 percent of all profits
from films he starred and directed in and the rest going to the
studio. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sudden
Impact</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
was the final on-screen collaboration with Sondra Locke. The line in
the beginning segment of the film “</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Go
ahead, make my day</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">”
has been cited as one of cinema's immortal lines. The film earned $70
million. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BSq_Ueosa-h22gcZQY96-HwApMizj-Ulryhm8YWCa9AOaaZdzj7B9wbGwsAdCuztVBNoA0xCOIYFDgLIpPEWHgzFfJL7NBc3dmXtNr23L3Fz3XDGac-SZl5lutVpGWl8oi2JwttSJo0I3gnjLKTFrJ-Sp0rdmrImGF-Ptn_tVFCkhhFxi4dN9ZE4/s722/Clint-Eastwood-and-Burt-Reynolds-on-the-set-of-City-Heat-clint-eastwood-40838447-650-722.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BSq_Ueosa-h22gcZQY96-HwApMizj-Ulryhm8YWCa9AOaaZdzj7B9wbGwsAdCuztVBNoA0xCOIYFDgLIpPEWHgzFfJL7NBc3dmXtNr23L3Fz3XDGac-SZl5lutVpGWl8oi2JwttSJo0I3gnjLKTFrJ-Sp0rdmrImGF-Ptn_tVFCkhhFxi4dN9ZE4/s320/Clint-Eastwood-and-Burt-Reynolds-on-the-set-of-City-Heat-clint-eastwood-40838447-650-722.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>CITY HEAT</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
</span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_(film)"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tightrope</span></i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1984), Eastwood stars opposite to </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneviève_Bujold"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Genevi</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>é</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>ve
Bujold</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
set in New Orleans. Eastwood then co-starred with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Reynolds"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Burt
Reynolds</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Heat"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">City
Heat </span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1984).
The film grossed $50 million domestically. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
ventured into TV direction with the </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Stories_(1985_TV_series)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amazing
Stories </span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">episode
“Vanessa in the Garden” (1985), starring </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Keitel"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Harvey
Keitel</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sondra
Locke</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
This was his first collaboration with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Steven
Spielberg</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
who later co-produced </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Flags
of Our Fathers</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Letters
from Iwo Jima</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
returns to the Western genre with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Rider"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pale
Rider</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1985). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1986, Eastwood co-starred with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Mason"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Marsha
Mason</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in the military drama </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreak_Ridge"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Heartbreak
Ridge</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
about the 1983 U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada">invasion
of Grenada</a>. The film grossed $70 million domestically. The United
States Department of Defense expressed contempt for the film. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHv-YaD5n5y9JJ6u59Ip5VJo8dOPs-fTl5aXAG56TP10nhZfLGp0mIzITLIZE6L0wA7Q-_iC7uUzohi8sY9msTeO938-Wp3p8O6KKOWCAgqscqZXHfjepNHf9kPIyOAOtVQPyqEKjClux6tPJsFn1oC6wxBFGILEgWW27YaLrjFzKUHy4Dbjkp1Su/s1000/DEAD%20POOL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHv-YaD5n5y9JJ6u59Ip5VJo8dOPs-fTl5aXAG56TP10nhZfLGp0mIzITLIZE6L0wA7Q-_iC7uUzohi8sY9msTeO938-Wp3p8O6KKOWCAgqscqZXHfjepNHf9kPIyOAOtVQPyqEKjClux6tPJsFn1oC6wxBFGILEgWW27YaLrjFzKUHy4Dbjkp1Su/s320/DEAD%20POOL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>DEAD POOL</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
starred in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Pool"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Dead Pool</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1988), the fifth and final </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dirty
Harry</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
film. It co-starred </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Clarkson"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Patricia
Clarkson</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Neeson"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Liam
Neeson</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jim
Carrey</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
It grossed $38 million. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
was always interested in jazz, so he directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bird</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1988), starring </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Forest
Whitaker</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The film only earned $11 million. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hunter_Black_Heart"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">White
Hunter Black Heart</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in 1990. It is about </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huston"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>John
Huston</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and the making of the classic film </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
African Queen</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
It was shot in Zimbabwe and earned $8.4 million. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sheen"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Charlie
Sheen</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rookie_(1990_film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Rookie</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in 1990. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
starred and directed the film </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgiven"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unforgiven</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in 1992. The film was a major success and was ranked as the
fourth-best American western. It would be the last western film that
Eastwood stars in. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
portrayed Frank Horrigan of the Secret Service in the thriller </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Line_of_Fire"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the Line of Fire</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1993). A few months after the film wrapped, Eastwood directed and
co-starred with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Costner"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kevin
Costner</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_World"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
Perfect World</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
the May 1994 Cannes Film Festival, Eastwood received the French <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres">Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres</a> medal. And on March 27</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
1995, he was awarded the I<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_G._Thalberg_Memorial_Award">rving
G. Thalberg Memorial Award </a>at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards">67</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Academy Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
His next film in 1995 was a cameo role as himself in the children's
film </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Casper</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
He made a commendable performance playing opposite </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryl_Streep"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Meryl
Streep</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridges_of_Madison_County_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Bridges of Madison County</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
also in 1995. The film was nominated for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe">Golden
Globe</a> for Best Picture and won a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Award">C</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Award"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">é</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">sar
Award </span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
France for Best Foreign Film. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtHZSSm0x3DuD-dZ8_QMEKjeh32fr7-E928F4aHGRxeIKWz3ppto1gWYRQtVMa7coSfktvi7s5f-iqdkwLx-jrXnJtT8s-ZQo5TeCpnWQs3d8ZVDMU4q-Uv2EphWi6Fj3TITmEOzhLt-ph75BRNu94gevHmCz2OOgSLLdkkIkcEeUzNczOwzDENpV/s480/1997_Absolute_Powe_3081148k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtHZSSm0x3DuD-dZ8_QMEKjeh32fr7-E928F4aHGRxeIKWz3ppto1gWYRQtVMa7coSfktvi7s5f-iqdkwLx-jrXnJtT8s-ZQo5TeCpnWQs3d8ZVDMU4q-Uv2EphWi6Fj3TITmEOzhLt-ph75BRNu94gevHmCz2OOgSLLdkkIkcEeUzNczOwzDENpV/s320/1997_Absolute_Powe_3081148k.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>ABSOLUTE POWER - 1997</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1997, Eastwood directed and starred in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_Power_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Absolute
Power </span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">with
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Gene
Hackman </b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">who
also appeared in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unforgiven</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Later in the same year, Eastwood directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_in_the_Garden_of_Good_and_Evil_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Midnight
in the Garden of Good and Evil</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
starring </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cusack"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>John
Cusack</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kevin
Spacey</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Law"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jude
Law</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1999, Eastwood directed and starred in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Crime_(1999_film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">True
Crime</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Washington"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Isaiah
Washington</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The film was a box-office failure that earned less than half its $55
million budget. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and starred in <i>Space Cowboys </i>(2000) with </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tommy
Lee Jones</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Donald
Sutherland</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>James
Garner</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The original music score was composed by Eastwood and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennie_Niehaus">Lennie
Niehaus</a>. It was critically well-received and had a 79 percent
rating at Rotten Tomatoes. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbgUszCjPhbTZtAnmIRAeS5ok34l_pA5Df1BE39DbFFLih3cm7jX6TNfXWVAAmRMwuY_kSH05jGSjhXU9mFYBuZJaGXjVdF9wsGJcnJZ2C8S0t405Hp1mErnnvAS1KWVyWGsHhHsG8DdBa9sLIhqg3ZXbuqkawFpEtzOOGdo-AKZDqJS2EzeaGtRk/s600/spacecowboys.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbgUszCjPhbTZtAnmIRAeS5ok34l_pA5Df1BE39DbFFLih3cm7jX6TNfXWVAAmRMwuY_kSH05jGSjhXU9mFYBuZJaGXjVdF9wsGJcnJZ2C8S0t405Hp1mErnnvAS1KWVyWGsHhHsG8DdBa9sLIhqg3ZXbuqkawFpEtzOOGdo-AKZDqJS2EzeaGtRk/s320/spacecowboys.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>SPACE COWBOYS</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
portrayed an ex-FBI agent chasing a sadistic killer (</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Daniels"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jeff
Daniels</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Work_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Blood
Work</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2002). The film grossed failed commercially grossing $26.2 million
on a budget of $50 million. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed and scored the crime drama </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mystic
River</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2003) starring </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Penn"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sean
Penn</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kevin
Bacon</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Robbins"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tim
Robbins</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The film was praised by critics and won two Academy Awards – Best
Actor for Penn and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins with Eastwood
obtaining nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. The film
grossed $90 million domestically on a budget of $30 million. In 2003,
Eastwood was named Best Director of the Year by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Society_of_Film_Critics">National
Society of Film Critics</a>. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTWpIuVNj8w9GEtCY-JzxYwOplxJqKYCKWGWuuBOG62_o8ws-0nET6zrBVFc-hhS9uBOOmYUzoY-iT2ViE0C9Cbyot8RWFcdROF9XjgnkYNL8XXi_DUB9yH9XDGythpPpjLPcfIGXDct8nkOVG2BUKnlHjqI11W83IJbCkQcqvRz4OY3FcPSIWlkV/s1200/Million%20Dollar%20Baby.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTWpIuVNj8w9GEtCY-JzxYwOplxJqKYCKWGWuuBOG62_o8ws-0nET6zrBVFc-hhS9uBOOmYUzoY-iT2ViE0C9Cbyot8RWFcdROF9XjgnkYNL8XXi_DUB9yH9XDGythpPpjLPcfIGXDct8nkOVG2BUKnlHjqI11W83IJbCkQcqvRz4OY3FcPSIWlkV/s320/Million%20Dollar%20Baby.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>MILLION DOLLAR BABY</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
following year, Eastwood received critic acclaim for </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Dollar_Baby"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Million
Dollar Baby</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
It won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best
Actress (</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Swank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Hilary
Swank</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and Best Supporting Actor (</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Freeman"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Morgan
Freeman</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">).
At age 74, Eastwood became the oldest of eighteen directors to have
directed two or more Best Picture winners. He also received a
nomination for Best Actor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his
score, and won a Golden Globe for Best Director, which was presented
to him by his daughter Kathryn, who was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Golden_Globe">Miss
Golden Globe </a>at the 2005 ceremony. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
New York Times</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
lauded the film as a “masterpiece” and the best film of the year.
</span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqL3C4asXzZ79fLenKhcSHUD8ASgeRcwnLqR9LraPIBn-zNCyrQqh9gCeFz_m5HnajXSt1Oa3Rc7hZjrc73kb2ygmkZukV9TIfaygOhZclf7PAAhwSu3rritBiR26_90oDgUFcRQFL9o2atxIucC-4QWp3PdgXrYwx4IeDxLMSPquAunATK2Y7PLa/s650/clint-eastwood-in-flags-of-our-fathers-2006-large-picture.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqL3C4asXzZ79fLenKhcSHUD8ASgeRcwnLqR9LraPIBn-zNCyrQqh9gCeFz_m5HnajXSt1Oa3Rc7hZjrc73kb2ygmkZukV9TIfaygOhZclf7PAAhwSu3rritBiR26_90oDgUFcRQFL9o2atxIucC-4QWp3PdgXrYwx4IeDxLMSPquAunATK2Y7PLa/s320/clint-eastwood-in-flags-of-our-fathers-2006-large-picture.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
directed two films about World War II </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Battle
of Iwo Jima</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2006). The first, </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Flags
of Our Fathers </span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">featured
Eastwood's son, Scott Eastwood in his film debut. This was followed
by </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Letters
from Iwo Jima</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
It was the first American film that deals with the tactics of the
Japanese soldiers on the island and letters they wrote home to their
families. Both films received praise from critics and gathered
several nominations at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Academy_Awards">79</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Academy_Awards"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Academy Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
including Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Original Screenplay.
At the 64</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Golden Globe Awards Eastwood received nominations for Best Director
in both films. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Letters
from Iwo Jima</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
won the award for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film">Best
Foreign Language Film</a>. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
next directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeling_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Changeling
</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(2008),
based on a true story in the late 1920s. </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Angelina
Jolie</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
stars as a woman reunited with her missing son only to realize he is
an impostor. The film grossed over $110 million, the majority coming
from foreign markets. The film received nominations for Best Original
Score at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Golden_Globe_Awards">66</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Golden_Globe_Awards"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Golden Globe Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
Best Direction at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62nd_British_Academy_Film_Awards">62</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62nd_British_Academy_Film_Awards"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
British Academy Film Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and director of the year from the London Film Critics Circle. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fW-5LehmIc8r8GFddoUEQ9gxcgk_0bHyCgKNyY3Yz0Mau83rg6zdx5YyFa3wte0qgenui-9kj0wx5JXQ1IMz9C6JeFstz54QmfkWk_tw6DSlJNSMcHsF1jN_yxPHEGFYeDGlUTjLekeUq4ydjfF2W72NJzzHCRHxLrWzOISJWpnKcJ1fVUQDE-q8/s1200/gran-torino-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fW-5LehmIc8r8GFddoUEQ9gxcgk_0bHyCgKNyY3Yz0Mau83rg6zdx5YyFa3wte0qgenui-9kj0wx5JXQ1IMz9C6JeFstz54QmfkWk_tw6DSlJNSMcHsF1jN_yxPHEGFYeDGlUTjLekeUq4ydjfF2W72NJzzHCRHxLrWzOISJWpnKcJ1fVUQDE-q8/s320/gran-torino-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>GRAN TORINO</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
ended a four-year “self-imposed acting hiatus” by appearing in
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Torino"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Gran
Torino</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2008), which he also directed, produced and partly scored with his
son </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Eastwood"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kyle
Eastwood</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Cullum"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jamie
Cullum</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
It grossed $30 million during its opening weekend release. The
eventual gross was $268 million in theaters worldwide. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
performed his 30</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
directorial with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictus_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Invictus</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2009). Eastwood was nominated for Best Director at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Golden_Globe_Awards">67</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Golden_Globe_Awards"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Golden Globe Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the 2010 Eastwood-directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereafter_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hereafter</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
he again worked with </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Matt
Damon</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
2011, Eastwood directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">J.
Edgar</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Leonardo
DiCaprio</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In 2012, Eastwood starred in the baseball drama, </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouble_with_the_Curve"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Trouble
with the Curve</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lorenz">Robert Lorenz</a>
worked with Eastwood as an assistant director. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
next directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Boys_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jersey
Boys</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2014). Eastwood also directed </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sniper"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">American
Sniper</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
after Steven Spielberg departed from the project, a film about </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kyle"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Chris
Kyle</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">His
next film, Sully, starred </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Tom
Hanks </b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">who
successfully landed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549">US
Airways Flight 1549</a> on the Hudson River in an emergency landing.
The film was released in the United States in 2016 and grossed $238
million worldwide. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
2019, directed and produced </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Richard
Jewell</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
through Warner Bros. The film stars </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Walter_Hauser"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Paul
Walter Hauser</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
along with </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rockwell"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sam
Rockwell</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Bates"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Kathy
Bates</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hamm"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jon
Hamm</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Wilde"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Olivia
Wilde</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The film was based on the life of heroic security guard Richard
Jewell who was wrongly suspected in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Olympic_bombing">1996
Olympic bombing</a>. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
2020, it was announced that Eastwood would direct, produce, and star
in </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_Macho_(film)"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cry
Macho</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
for Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced in New Mexico. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
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<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">PERSONAL
LIFE & TRIVIA</span></span></span></b></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
has been divorced twice. He has had numerous casual and serious
relationships over his life span. He has eight children by six women.
Eastwood does not discuss family with the media. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nFT1RZoeUwlP7G4psS6QVR9A5pG_ossyOFb7hdBGOzXNvUJafLB943OyFjupsdKDU5QzHvjk2uqZJFN28WK_ZuQHD2szuqQzmJaXEXL-u5gteDSluDsU5dV-yJSfANAW3hFdp6yqrIvfbzOjgDzsEofu-Tkl-RzW9t_qbEiEATZKo62756xzoi1C/s454/CLINT%20AND%20MAGGIE%20JOHNSON.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="454" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nFT1RZoeUwlP7G4psS6QVR9A5pG_ossyOFb7hdBGOzXNvUJafLB943OyFjupsdKDU5QzHvjk2uqZJFN28WK_ZuQHD2szuqQzmJaXEXL-u5gteDSluDsU5dV-yJSfANAW3hFdp6yqrIvfbzOjgDzsEofu-Tkl-RzW9t_qbEiEATZKo62756xzoi1C/s320/CLINT%20AND%20MAGGIE%20JOHNSON.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>CLINT AND MAGGIE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood's
first marriage was to Margaret Neville Johnson, a manufacturing
secretary in December 1953. During the courtship he had an affair
that resulted in his daughter, Laurie (born 1954), who was adopted by
Clyde and Helen Warren of Seattle. Eastwood continued to have affairs
while married to Johnson, including a 1959 to 1973 liaison with
stuntwoman Roxanne Tunis that produced a daughter Kimber (born 1964).
</span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Johnson
tolerated the “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_marriage">open
marriage</a>” with Eastwood, and eventually had two children, Kyle
(born 1968) and Alison (born 1972). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1975, Eastwood and married actress-director </span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_Locke"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Sondra
Locke</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
began living together. She had been in a marriage of convenience
since 1967 with Gordon Anderson, an unemployed homosexual. Eastwood
finally divorced Johnson in 1984, but Locke remained married to
Anderson right up until her death in 2018. When Locke and Eastwood
separated in 1989, Locke filed a palimony lawsuit and later sued for
fraud, reaching a settlement in both cases. Eastwood had a
relationship with actress Frances Fisher in the mid-1990s, that
produced a daughter Francesca (born 1993). Eastwood was married for a
second time to news anchor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Ruiz">Dina
Ruiz</a>, who gave birth to their daughter Morgan that same year.
Ruiz and Eastwood's marriage lasted until 2014. Eastwood has been
dating restaurant hostess Christina Sandera since 2014. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvzbpgoUxds1ZbAgYnWj0V8gyvF2PYcR2t5Ho2FDz_lTLhN6u_B2adrpq5MSMQEAwHbo522WSchEq6bqnTte3ZLZgl4Z9gdtASVPyG6ba8V9AE1lNxQjSZijQNLFGyIP71MYXuyQIsXV0Bdfp9PIAaa1jy78DVQWFy1WEHBxbeRm7WMCcivXTISZr/s3165/CLINT%20AND%20SONDRA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="3165" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvzbpgoUxds1ZbAgYnWj0V8gyvF2PYcR2t5Ho2FDz_lTLhN6u_B2adrpq5MSMQEAwHbo522WSchEq6bqnTte3ZLZgl4Z9gdtASVPyG6ba8V9AE1lNxQjSZijQNLFGyIP71MYXuyQIsXV0Bdfp9PIAaa1jy78DVQWFy1WEHBxbeRm7WMCcivXTISZr/s320/CLINT%20AND%20SONDRA.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>CLINT AND SONDRA</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
is an avid golfer and owns the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehàma_Golf_Club">Teh</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehàma_Golf_Club"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">á</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ma
Golf Club</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
He is an investor in the world-renowned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_Beach_Golf_Links">Pebble
Beach Golf links</a> west of Carmel and donates his time to
charitable causes at major tournaments. Eastwood is an FAA licensed
fixed wing and rotary craft private pilot and often flies his
helicopter to the studios to avoid traffic. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While
serving in the US Army at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ord">Fort
Ord</a>, Eastwood developed an interest in Carmel area real estate.
He bought 283 acres of land in 1967 from Charles Sawyer along Highway
1 near Malpaso Creek, south of Carmel Highlands. He named his
production company Malpaso Productions. Eastwood later bought another
parcel, together totaling 650 acres. In 1995, Monterey County bought
the land from him for $3.08 million and placed a permanent
conservation easement on the Malpaso property. Using the proceeds
from the sale, Eastwood bought the 134 acre Odello Ranch resort he
owned, along with the neighboring Mission Fields residential
neighborhood on the north side of the river, both of which flooded in
1994. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdOmom_lkJNQhYqQk_BYyFy2JB3-X9tFFup7kOdlgZFxn2FxaYYWEgYxasCa69BYPZ8bOPHF9belrbyw_u4uVHg_rGmQJkMS-dZ_ky7h-_lBcJsUCdcLxPjd3wM0WN3wF-9wu-ovPNz0vgHt5_zwks9WnhwStKpiBLLja7jfAhm2b_j6mY1gRl9lb/s1500/Clint-Eastwoods-Restaurant-at-Mission-Ranch-5a034c0db39d030019c5dd9e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdOmom_lkJNQhYqQk_BYyFy2JB3-X9tFFup7kOdlgZFxn2FxaYYWEgYxasCa69BYPZ8bOPHF9belrbyw_u4uVHg_rGmQJkMS-dZ_ky7h-_lBcJsUCdcLxPjd3wM0WN3wF-9wu-ovPNz0vgHt5_zwks9WnhwStKpiBLLja7jfAhm2b_j6mY1gRl9lb/s320/Clint-Eastwoods-Restaurant-at-Mission-Ranch-5a034c0db39d030019c5dd9e.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>MISSION RANCH</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
2010, at age 80, Eastwood spent about $20 million to build himself a
15,949-square-foot compound in Carmel-by-the-Sea. His real estate
portfolio also includes a 6,136-square-foot Spanish-style mansion in
Bel-Air, the 1,067 acre Rising River Ranch near Cassel, an apartment
in Burbank, as well as a large house located next door to his
longtime primary Bel-Air residence. He owns a 5,700-square-foot house
in Sun Valley, Idaho and a 1.13-acre oceanfront manor in Kihei,
Hawaii. Eastwood previously occupied homes in Studio City, Sherman
Oaks, Tiburon and Pebble Beach. </span></span></span></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eastwood
has contributed to over 50 films over his career as actor, director,
producer and composer. He started directing in 1971 and his debut as
a producer was in 1982 with </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Firefox</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<ul>
<li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He
wore the same serape without ever washing it, in all three of his
“Man with No Name” Western films. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Elected
mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. He was registered as a
Republican but the position of mayor is non-partisan. He is now a
Libertarian. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Recipient
of John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2000.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
he directs, he insists that his actors wear as little makeup as
possible and he likes to print first takes. As a result, his films
consistently finish on schedule and on budget. When directing, he
simply says “okay” instead of “action” and “cut”. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">His
production company is Malpaso Productions, formed in 1968. The
company's first feature film release was </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061747?ref_=nmbio_trv_24"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hang
'Em High</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1968). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ex-wife
Dina Ruiz (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247753?ref_=nmbio_trv_27">Dina
Eastwood</a>) is a former local television news anchor/reporter from
Salinas, California. They met when she was assigned to interview him
for KSBW-TV in 1993. In February 1995m ,Clint made his first public
appearance with Dina at a golf tournament without every announcing
that he and Frances had broken up. Clint is 35 years older than
ex-wife Dina Eastwood. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint's
favorite actors is James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart,
Robert Mitchum and James Stewart. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
became so fond of British pubs and beer during his time in London
filming </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207?ref_=nmbio_trv_51"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Where
Eagles Dare</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1968) that he opened the Hog's Breath Inn with co-founders Paul E.
Lippman and Walter Becker in 1972. The restaurant closed in 1999
and has since re-opened under new management. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He
stood 6' 4” until recently having back problems he only stands at
6' 2”.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint,
</span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000886?ref_=nmbio_trv_54"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Warren
Beatty</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602?ref_=nmbio_trv_54"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Robert
Redford</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154?ref_=nmbio_trv_54"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Mel
Gibson</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000277?ref_=nmbio_trv_54"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Richard
Attenborough</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000126?ref_=nmbio_trv_54"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Kevin
Costner</span></span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
are the only directors best known as actors who have own an Academy
Award as Best Director. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was President of jury at the Cannes Festival (1994).</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Claimed
that the trait he most despised in others was racism. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Boots
he wore in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unforgiven</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1992) are the same ones he wore in the TV series </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rawhide</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1959). They are now a part of his private collection and were on
loan to the 2005 Sergio Leone exhibit at the Gene Autry Museum of
Western Heritage in Los Angeles. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Made
six movies with late ex-partner Sondra Locke: </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Outlaw Josey Wales</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1976), </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Gauntlet </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1977),
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Every
Which Way But Loose </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1978),
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bronco
Billy</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1980), </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Any
Which Way You Can</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1980) and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sudden
Impact</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1983). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
a director, he has always refused to test screen his films before
their release.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
objected to the end of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dirty
Harry</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1971) when Harry throws his badge away after killing the Scorpio
Killer. Director Don Siegel convinced Eastwood that Harry threw his
badge away as a symbol that he had lost faith in the justice system.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1972, Eastwood attended President Richard Nixon's landslide victory
celebration in Los Angeles, along with John Wayne, Charlton Heston
and Glenn Ford. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Was
appointed to serve on the National Council of the Arts by President
Nixon in 1972.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
is an avid collector of western art.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1969, Clint attended the celebration of John Wayne's 40-year career
at Paramount Pictures, along with Lee Marvin, Rock Hudson, Fred
MacMurray, James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Caine and
Laurence Harvey. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
had to fill in for Charlton Heston at the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353129?ref_=nmbio_trv_85">44</a></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353129?ref_=nmbio_trv_85"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Annual Academy Awards</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1972) until Heston arrived. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of
Southern California. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Along
with </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">John
Travolta </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Tom
Selleck</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
he attended the formal state dinner at the White House held by
President </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Ronald
Reagan</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
to welcome Prince Charles and Princess Diana to the United States in
1985. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sondra
Locke wrote an autobiography titled “The Good, the Bad and the
Very Ugly”, writing about her troubled relationship with Clint. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sondra
Locke filed a palimony suit when the couple split. The settlement
included a West Hollywood home, financial payments and a contract
with Warner Bros. To direct films. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Served
as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea for one term for the salary of $300.
Although press coverage was generally favorable, a small contingent
insisted that Eastwood was a spoiled brat mayor and the town acted
just like an indulgent parent.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
had affairs with actresses Marnie Van Doren, Inger Stevens, Jean
Seberg, Jo Ann Harris, Jamie Rose, Rebecca Perle, Jill Banner,
Catherine Deneuve and Susan Saint James; competitive swimmer Anita
Lhoest; singer Keely Smith; restaurant critic Gael Greene; columnist
Bridget Byrne; French model Cathy Reghin; WB story analyst Megan
Rose; wildlife activist Jane Cameron Agee; former Carmel-by-the-Sea
mayor Jean Grace; and socialite Joan Lundberg Hitchcock. Usually,
Clint preferred unknown women he would not later accidentally meet.
In his early 40s, he developed a habit of picking up young women
from the Carmel tourist shops for encounters in his truck, usually
parking it on Dolores Street. He also dated several women in
Tucumcari, New Mexico while filming Rawhide. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
practices transcendental meditation twice a day and says he has been
doing so for 40 years. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was considered for the role of Rambo in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">First
Blood </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1982)
before </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Sylvester
Stallone</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
was hired. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Declined
to have a party for his 80</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
birthday. He said his only plans to celebrate would be to go out for
a drink with his wife. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
turned down the role of Harmonica in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Once
Upon a Time in the West</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1968), which went to </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Charles
Bronson</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
and Warren Beatty are the only actor-directors to earn Best Actor
and Best Director Oscar nominations for the same film two times. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Before
becoming an actor, Clint worked as a logger, steel furnace stoker,
and gas station attendant. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
Clint was 19, he received unwanted attention form a 23-year-old
schoolteacher who stalked him after a one-night stand and threatened
to kill herself. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint's
cars included Audi, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and GMC Yukon. Lately he
chooses to drive a Ford Crown Victoria. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Turned
down the film </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232?ref_=nmbio_trv_172"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Bucket List</span></i></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2007). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
addition to his multiple houses, Clint has an apartment behind his
studio ofice in Burbank. IN Carmel he used to keep an apartment on
the third floor of a building two doors down from the Hog's Breath
Inn. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
has always been allergic to horses, which is why he is rarely seen
close-up on horseback. When he had to ride horses in films, he would
first have to sniff medication into his nose and lungs. When filming
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bronco
Billy</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1980) it left him constantly miserable. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
only biographical book Clint has ever authorized is “Clint
Eastwood: A Biography” (1996) by Richard Schickel. It provides
extensive plot summary for each of Eastwood's movies, but leaves his
life little documented and omits the existence of some of his
families. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Personal
physician Dr. Harry Demopoulos told Muscle & Fitness magazine in
1991 that Clint never eats fat, takes his antioxidants regularly,
works out like a demon and gets plenty of sleep. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
started lifting weights at 19. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was asked for permission about his name being used for the Marty
character (</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Michael
J. Fox</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
to the Future Part III</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1990). He consented and said he was tickled by the homage. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was the unaccredited producer of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ratboy</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1986).</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
modeled sweaters in a 1972 Playboy layout with a bottomless </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Susan
Blakely</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Three
of Clint's leading ladies committed suicide: </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inger
Stevens</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Jean
Seberg</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Elizabeth
Hartman</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
does not allow pets in the house because of his allergy to animal
hair. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
is a fan of </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Paul
Reubens</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Benny
Hill</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">At
the tourist shop in Carmel, fans can buy panties with the
inscription “Make My Night”. As a boy, he collected snakes. One
time he had 13 snakes. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One
time, Clint took so much carotene his hands turned orange. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but does have
his hands and footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
has always preferred women of small stature. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
got the role of Dirty Harry after </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Frank
Sinatra</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
suffered an arm injury.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1960, Clint was one of </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Lucille
Ball</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'s
first choices to play her romantic lead in the Broadway musical
“Wildcat”. Clint and others on the “A” list were not
available, she settled for </span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Keith
Andes</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1997, Clint launched his own beer, “Pale Rider Ale”.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
has portrayed a pilot twice – </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tarantula</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1955) and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Firefox</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1982). </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was offered the role of K in Men in Black (1997), but turned it
down.</span></span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
obtained a permit for a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver in 1983. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
walked out of an interview when Stephen Schaefer asked about his
kids. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
was offered officer training while serving in the Army by superiors,
but he stated he had no interest in a military career. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
is a competent pianist, a lifetime jazz enthusiast and Charlie
Parker fan. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint
won two Oscars for best director and one for best picture, but has
never won an Oscar for acting. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
August 22</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">nd</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
1987, Clint and Sondra were traveling with Harrison Ford when their
private jet broke down during a Paris-to-Los Angeles flight and made
an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine. Mechanics from California
were flown out to Bangor to fix the plane and once repairs were
finished, the group got back on board to continue the flight. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint's
granddaughter Kelsey Hayford has a son, Wells. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clint's
mother, Ruth Wood, proved to be his 'lucky charm' because the only
evenings she accompanied him to the 65</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and 77</span></span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Academy Awards ceremonies, Clint won Best Picture Oscars and won
Best Director for each – </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unforgiven</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1992) and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Million
Dollar Baby</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2004). On both occasions during his Oscar acceptance speeches,
Clint thanked his mom in the audience. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Granddaughter
Kelsey Hayford is a realtor in Tacoma, Washington. Previously,
Kelsey had a job as the West Coast Sales Representative for Bruno
Delgrange Saddles. Before this position, she was an assistant horse
trainer for hunter/jumpers in Scottsdale, Arizona. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
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</p><br /><p></p>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-52594438305735853342023-08-25T19:14:00.000-07:002023-08-25T19:14:50.930-07:00THE OVERSIZED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<p> DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, & COMMISSIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (104):</p><p>1. Department of Health & Human Services - 22.68% of budget, 88,509 employees, created in 1953.</p><p>2. Department of Defense - 13.4% of budget, 3,000,000 employees, created in 1947.</p><p>3. Department of Labor - 0.56% of budget, 14,062 employees, created in 1913.</p><p>4. Department of Agriculture - 3.81% of budget, 84,496 employees, created in 1862.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p>5. Department of Veteran Affairs - 2.93% of budget, 427,172 employees, created in 1989.</p><p>6. Department of Interior, 0.69% of budget, 56,718 employees, created in 1849.</p><p>7. Department of Transportation, 1.91% of budget, 53,037 employees, created in 1966.</p><p>8. Department of Justice, 0.54% of budget, 115,897 employees, created in 1870.</p><p>9. Department of Education, 2.08% of budget, 4,178 employees, created in 1980. </p><p>10. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 2.00% of budget, 8,081 employees, created in 1965.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>11. Department of Homeland Security,1.41% of budget, 211,502 employees, created in 2002.</p><p>12. Department of Energy, 1.15% of budget, 14,608 employees, created in 1977.</p><p>13. Department of Treasury, 24.91% of budget, 96,204 employees, created in 1789.</p><p>14. Department of State, 0.64% of budget, 12,639 employees, created in 1789.</p><p>15. Department of Commerce, 0.96% of budget, 47,060 employees, created in 1903.</p><p>16. Social Security Administration (SSA), 9.00% of budget, 60,000 employees, created in 1935.</p><p>17. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2.57% of budget, created in 1883.</p><p>18. Federal Deposit Corporation (FDIC), 1.49% of budget.</p><p>19. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), 1.06% of budget,</p><p>20. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 0.64% of budget, created in 1970.</p><p>21. Corps of Engineers - Civil Works (USACE), 0.61% of budget, established in 1802.</p><p>22. General Services Administration (GSA), 0.41% of budget, established in 1949.</p><p>23. Agency for International Development (USAID), 0.38% of budget, established in 1961.</p><p>24. Small Business Association (SBA), 0.34% of budget, created in 1953.</p><p>25. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), 0.25% of budget, established in 1958.</p><p>26. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), 0.13% of budget, created in 1935.</p><p>27. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 0.09% of budget, created in 1934.</p><p>28. National Science Foundation (NSF), 0.09% of budget, established in 1950.</p><p>29. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), 0.06% of budget, created in 2019.</p><p>30. Farm Credit Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), 0.06% of budget, established in 1987.</p><p>31. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 0.03% of budget, established in 2004. </p><p>32. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 0.03% of budget, created in 2010.</p><p>33. Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), 0.03% of budget, created in 1993 the agency was renamed as AmeriCorps in 2020.</p><p>34. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), 0.02% of budget, created in 1929 after the Wall Street Crash.</p><p>35. Executive Office of the President (EOP), 0.01% of budget, established in 1939 via the FDR Reorganization Act. The office consists of several offices and agencies, such as the White House Office (the staff working directly for and reporting to the president, including West Wing staff and the president's closest advisers), the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget. In 2015, there were about 1,800 positions in the office,[4] most of which did not require confirmation from the U.S. Senate.</p><p>36. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 0.01% of budget, established in 1974.</p><p>37. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 0.01% of budget, known as the “congressional watchdog”.</p><p>38. U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), 0.01% of budget. </p><p>39. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), 0.01% of budget. </p><p>40. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 0.01% of budget.</p><p>41. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC), 0.01% of budget.</p><p>42. Presidio Trust (PRESIDO), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>43. Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>44. Peace Corps (PC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>45. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>46. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>47. District of Columbia Courts (DC COURTS), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>48. Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>49. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>50. Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>51. Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>52. Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>53. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>54. Delta Regional Authority (DRA), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>55. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>56. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>57. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>58. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>59. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>60. Denali Commision (DENALI), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>61. International Trade Commission (USITC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>62. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>63. Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity & Efficiency (CIGIE), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>64. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (KENNEDY CENTER), less than 0.01%.</p><p>65. Federal Election Commission (FEC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>66. African Development Foundation (USADF), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>67. Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>68. Inter-American Foundation (IAF), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>69. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>70. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>71. Surface Transportation Board (STB), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>72. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>73. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (MADISON), less than 0.01%.</p><p>74. Selective Service System (SSS), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>75. Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation (GOLDWATER), less then 0.01% of budget.</p><p>76. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>77. Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), less than 0.01% of budget. </p><p>78. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>79. Office of Government Ethics, less than 0.01% of budget.</p><p>80. Morris K. Udall & Stewart Udall Foundation (UDALL), less than 0.01%.</p><p>81. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>82. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>83. United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>84. National Mediation Board (NMB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>85. National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>86. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), less than 0.01%.</p><p>87. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>88. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC), less than 0.01%. </p><p>89. Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely disabled, less than 0.01%.</p><p>90. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR), less than 0.01%.</p><p>91. Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR), less than 0.01%.</p><p>92. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), less than 0.01%.</p><p>93. Access Board (USAB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>94. Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>95. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), less than 0.01%.</p><p>96. Marine Mammal Commission (MMC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>97. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad (HERITAGEABROAD), less than 0.01%.</p><p>98. Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), less than 0.01%.</p><p>99. U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), less than 0.01%.</p><p>100. National Council on Disability (NCD), less than 0.01%.</p><p>101. Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>102. Harry S. Truman Foundation (TRUMAN), less than 0.01%.</p><p>103. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), less than 0.01%.</p><p>104. Administrative Conference of the U.S. (ACUS), less than 0.01%. </p><p><br /></p><p>NOTE: One can see there are several agencies or commissions that should be moved into the larger agencies and departments. And several should be deleted, like the foundations that should be a private enterprise. Like why do we have a commission for “America’s Heritage Abroad” as well as a Vietnam Education Foundation? Politicians keep wailing about the SSA being solvent in a few years. If we reduced the scope/size of government and reduce useless regulations the federal budget would improve. </p>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-71372823115645736182023-06-23T15:13:00.000-07:002023-06-23T15:13:04.288-07:00CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKmB0nWlmgAtNPgWpNK1D29jZ-vrgIwsORRR-e6Ref9xQTi7YkV_oGg6-QSquy--c9DoymKgl36xygmnTjvJU4YhLmgiyIylxXsbL6cjgbntZPwMOPXWW-g0KLBAj5QEajdLPHvvAvihXVFcV3xgikW0u2IJfsqzDrN2hFd5sunjiKCcnoSPNUM_63ls/s1280/RMS%20TITANIC_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKmB0nWlmgAtNPgWpNK1D29jZ-vrgIwsORRR-e6Ref9xQTi7YkV_oGg6-QSquy--c9DoymKgl36xygmnTjvJU4YhLmgiyIylxXsbL6cjgbntZPwMOPXWW-g0KLBAj5QEajdLPHvvAvihXVFcV3xgikW0u2IJfsqzDrN2hFd5sunjiKCcnoSPNUM_63ls/s320/RMS%20TITANIC_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Thousands of people were at the dock in
Belfast, Ireland to watch the launch of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic">RMS
Titanic</a> on March 31, 1911. It was the largest, luxurious cruise
ship of the time. Titanic measured 882+ feet long, 175 feet high and
weighed more than 46,000 tons. The builders boasted that it was the
most modern technology having four elevators and a wireless
communications system that could transmit Morse Code; bragging that
the ship was unsinkable. Recently a deep-sea submersible tragedy occurred where the vehicle imploded with five people aboard brings up the story of the Titanic's tragic sinking. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">So why did it sink after grazing an
iceberg?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Experts have continually debated how
such a disaster could happen taking the lives of more than 1,500
people.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT_bO9sqaNoBzr2cAF-A-fq2Uj6_usDXefI7jwXxpKB5RL8ZCFhV3PpSQjkqKbElVWkx7U2znG_XZU6hFH0Py5brFKYdADQc6LB0oLxXUugyB0IoEEYNvE5JVvSpReGDjPrE5ygsUPjLF_YzpTN40ZXW1bQelvtvwbLE2nOxbCdtQlLWSHMTMIg0j5lU/s550/RMS%20TITANIC_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="550" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT_bO9sqaNoBzr2cAF-A-fq2Uj6_usDXefI7jwXxpKB5RL8ZCFhV3PpSQjkqKbElVWkx7U2znG_XZU6hFH0Py5brFKYdADQc6LB0oLxXUugyB0IoEEYNvE5JVvSpReGDjPrE5ygsUPjLF_YzpTN40ZXW1bQelvtvwbLE2nOxbCdtQlLWSHMTMIg0j5lU/s320/RMS%20TITANIC_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First, <a href="https://www.biography.com/historical-figure/edward-j-smith">Captain
E.J. Smith</a> was blamed for sailing such a huge ship at 22 knots
through the North Atlantic known to have icebergs. In 2004, engineer
<a href="https://heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/robert-essenhigh/">Robert
Essenhigh</a> wrote in a paper that the ship was sailing at such a
high speed because one of the <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041108020906.htm">coal
bunkers was smoldering</a>.<p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Another factor was that about one hour
before the Titanic hit the iceberg, a nearby ship, the Californian,
had radioed a message that it had been stopped in a dense field of
ice. The message did not begin with “MSG” (Master's Service Gram)
that would have required the captain to acknowledge receiving the
message, Jack Phillips the radio operator did not consider the
message urgent. The Titanic radio operator was also frustrated with
a large amount of passenger messages, Phillips signaled back with the
words “<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47018360">Shut up!</a>”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Another factor was a story in 2010 <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8016751/The-truth-about-the-sinking-of-the-Titanic.html">by
Louise Patten</a>, granddaughter of a senior officer that survived,
Charles Lightoller. One of the ship's crew members panicked after
hearing the order to turn “hard-a-starboard” to avoid the
iceberg, turned the wrong way.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">After investigating the wreckage in the
1985 undersea discovery of the Titanic, materials scientist Tim
Foecke and Jennifer McCarty blamed rapid sinking and splitting in
half of the Titanic on the <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/09/25/the-secret-of-how-the-titanic-sunk">poor
quality</a> of the 3 million rivets that held the plates together.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Another factor was that the lookout did
not have binoculars because second officer David Blair was
transferred off the ship before the Titanic left Southampton and
forgot to turn over the key that unlocked the storage compartment to
the officer who replaced him.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Looking at the various reasons the
Titanic sank, the horrific amount of lost lives could have been
avoided if the ship had enough lifeboats for its passengers and crew.
Titanic left Southampton with only 20 lifeboats. Maurice Clark, the
civil servant who inspected the Titanic in Southampton, recommended
in <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/titanic-anniversary/9646183/Titanic-safety-officer-warned-ship-needed-50-per-cent-more-lifeboats.html">handwritten
notes</a> that the Titanic should have 30 lifeboats. After the
Titanic struck the iceberg, panic had ensued and the 20 lifeboats
that departed the sinking ship had about 400 empty seats.
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTysIdsT-xI2J6KYyq5znIvAfF_sr2LiyrZvPZ6_Jktiu_kI8ng18w1rqgOtICiD4No-Vhzq3HqSJk_KcO7M4dcqMEdux1x7rqrBqr6p_KOG0g6gwXibLFYkerswTv_zPo5KMIqsVeLwTULW-i3uFw9hqWl__J5-QbkwbZZVPWNd5olTD11UHNVRot2lI/s501/flagbar%20(1).gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="15" data-original-width="501" height="10" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTysIdsT-xI2J6KYyq5znIvAfF_sr2LiyrZvPZ6_Jktiu_kI8ng18w1rqgOtICiD4No-Vhzq3HqSJk_KcO7M4dcqMEdux1x7rqrBqr6p_KOG0g6gwXibLFYkerswTv_zPo5KMIqsVeLwTULW-i3uFw9hqWl__J5-QbkwbZZVPWNd5olTD11UHNVRot2lI/s320/flagbar%20(1).gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-52177771997593906042023-06-11T06:04:00.034-07:002023-06-12T23:32:02.733-07:00SITREP OF A REPUBLIC IN DANGER<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuy8XAL-EBiTyvszKP-HPlu7bg7nXs5QRqcqVh_yjbB0cWH7dBqJ_vL4st6XWpeylMXd9Fg4WYr5nE9xLUq6Ljzf88SFuoGKuzz9c6DYfq5DNleErS9HDPyu1b_J9xrqT508qHDNOGwB-KqESWf9YdETBJ5CUjZLFjctUpQ3sEtTJgU-dBOnPqwaj/s640/CHAOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="640" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuy8XAL-EBiTyvszKP-HPlu7bg7nXs5QRqcqVh_yjbB0cWH7dBqJ_vL4st6XWpeylMXd9Fg4WYr5nE9xLUq6Ljzf88SFuoGKuzz9c6DYfq5DNleErS9HDPyu1b_J9xrqT508qHDNOGwB-KqESWf9YdETBJ5CUjZLFjctUpQ3sEtTJgU-dBOnPqwaj/w378-h227/CHAOS.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Democrats have been downplaying the importance of our Founding Fathers and by commandeering our education system installing Marxist teachers who have been indoctrinated by our corrupt collegiate system, they have established Marxist teachers, professors and administrators. Some local education councils have been chosen to go along with the detrimental curriculum that has poisoned the minds of America's youth and have grown so powerful that they counter parental wishes as to what their children should be taught and should not.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhzlfmlgO1xuV7WVMfsvQTZnd4e0RzH3XE3oyuEHUH7U-c2prqwnqA3hNiX_cMycRnfa20_KKYDxPmKZJd6cNiq9JqlA4jsKFkuv9sYY3I38-eUfi1jrjd9TQOyS0Jv8ReWHRk80h-XPbfBKCJNGnILHIVVykZ-5JE4cDCrpq1iZ-dEfX_6uGs0eU/s595/BIDEN%20DESTRUCTION.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="595" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhzlfmlgO1xuV7WVMfsvQTZnd4e0RzH3XE3oyuEHUH7U-c2prqwnqA3hNiX_cMycRnfa20_KKYDxPmKZJd6cNiq9JqlA4jsKFkuv9sYY3I38-eUfi1jrjd9TQOyS0Jv8ReWHRk80h-XPbfBKCJNGnILHIVVykZ-5JE4cDCrpq1iZ-dEfX_6uGs0eU/s320/BIDEN%20DESTRUCTION.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Democrats have set about destroying our traditions and pick and choosing what is in historical textbooks. They have used race and politics to divide and deceive the populace, reminiscent of a time in history when the general populace, looked upon as peasants, are being dumbed down and kept in the dark through mainstream media that panders to one political entity and acts as the Democrats propaganda machine.<p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">America's Founding Fathers were not just statesmen, they were intellectuals who knew the importance of their ideas and how best to communicate those ideas to the public. Today, it is hard to find true statesmen and stateswomen who are loyal to constitutional law and dedicated to the reinstatement of our Constitutional Republic. Today, there are too many politicians and not enough statesmen.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In the speeches and addresses the Founding Fathers made, and in the editorials, essays, and pamphlets published, we see them expressing the principles that created a new nation, and reaching consensus about the best form of government that would endure and sustain the republic well beyond their time. It was those checks-and-balances and the Electoral College that made our nation unique from all others. It is what established our nation's greatness.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyS1JM4fDFOmBbiJuP1EAvxd-yACw_rc0hZ1Db4KV52z3uMbFism_n6zeMaglXLl0pgNEf6vM4nhr4Fb3MVx_Qi8sz-IAmCp3gr0umGsy_3Sulr2KEwnt1eG_zHnqY2xafcaw2ky5FkmT1LqCMo9-xHOKh9FCeKc_IYo7JcmvEDHCQNPQe4TlOGTV/s650/DEEP%20STATE.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="650" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyS1JM4fDFOmBbiJuP1EAvxd-yACw_rc0hZ1Db4KV52z3uMbFism_n6zeMaglXLl0pgNEf6vM4nhr4Fb3MVx_Qi8sz-IAmCp3gr0umGsy_3Sulr2KEwnt1eG_zHnqY2xafcaw2ky5FkmT1LqCMo9-xHOKh9FCeKc_IYo7JcmvEDHCQNPQe4TlOGTV/s320/DEEP%20STATE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>All that is being tossed aside by corrupt individuals who have consistently worked at destroying that system the Founders so wisely devised and established. The evilness of their agenda has become quite clear, but because the Democrat Socialists have established a “Deep State”, it has used part of those checks-and-balances as a weapon to destroy their political adversaries. The Democrat Marxists have become so demented, evil and corrupt that they have been activating an administrative coup against a sitting president and even after he lost an election because of their corruption.<p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The grievance of the 13 colonies against England was established by a crown who taxed without representation and taxed heavily to pay for its top-heavy government. Yet today, Americans are forced to finance through taxation, regulations, and fees things they do not want. Taxpayer dollars are being used for a minute 1% of the population's benefit that most Americans are against such a movement. Billions are being sent to Ukraine without knowing what it is being used for. Many feel that the 46<sup>th</sup> president is being generous to the Ukraine because of his monetary ties to the corruption of its government, maybe even possibly being blackmailed like Biden blackmailed Ukraine government when he was a Vice President.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Adams" target="_blank">Samuel Adams</a></b> wrote in 1772:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><blockquote>“<i>Among the natural rights of the colonies are these: First, a right to life. Second, to liberty. Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can. These are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature. … In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practised, and both by precept and example inculcated on mankind. It is now generally agreed among Christians that this spirit of toleration, in the fullest extent consistent with the being of civil society, is the chief charactisterical mark of the true </i><i>Church.“</i></blockquote><i></i><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Today we see the Deep State corrupt government persecuting Christians and Jews and showing their anti-Semitic ideology when it comes to Israel, our ally for decades.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hollywood has become the epitome of evil. Actor Christian Bale, a Democrat activist and stepson of feminist Gloria Steinem, recently <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/golden-globes-2019-christian-bale-speech-satan">gave thanks to Satan</a> for helping him win his Golden Globe award for his role in <i><b>Vice</b></i><span>, destroying the reputation of former Vice President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney">Dick Cheney</a>.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The
<a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Democratic_Party">Democratic
Party</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">has
become increasingly leftist and anti-capitalist in its pursuit of
"social justice" and "income equality." They
believe and indoctrinate America's youth into believing that bad is
good and good is bad, wealth distribution, freedom from the
repression of religion and by “progressive” education all can
enjoy their promise of utopia. Time and again, it has been proven by
academics and history that Marxism, whether in the form of communism
or national socialism, only brings misery to the general public,
while the ruling elite are sequestered from its poverty. </span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Indeed,
the lesson of socialism was enacted her in our homeland with the
socialist experiment of Governor <a href="https://www.biography.com/political-figures/william-bradford">William
Bradford</a> with the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/pilgrims">Pilgrims</a>
who soon discovered that there were slackers living off the labors of
others. </span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Democratic Party's socialism has taken root in our education system
that is producing graduates who cannot stand up to the international
education standards. They are seduced by unrealistic promises and
selfish gains, lured by teachers and professors who are in cahoots
with politicians. One of their destructive activities is called the
“<a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Green_New_Deal">Green New
Deal</a>”. </span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-PZ299UnpgtrOPVYLl6U0G9M-P9EMrQxCDtfHh2QVVNDyZzi-y6pfW-DKL0a9Ed-tw0nkNjauybbVN3XYRmtpWNzgoRs1auI2CYbM9WgPw9wzJtLdXE0mpDxg0bNQwLtzvUYC8l4uZY7ums1ZPNOgXG6h5772PhPa9VVDcvq4oBOAygXS-FZEZ8-/s400/media-propaganda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="303" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-PZ299UnpgtrOPVYLl6U0G9M-P9EMrQxCDtfHh2QVVNDyZzi-y6pfW-DKL0a9Ed-tw0nkNjauybbVN3XYRmtpWNzgoRs1auI2CYbM9WgPw9wzJtLdXE0mpDxg0bNQwLtzvUYC8l4uZY7ums1ZPNOgXG6h5772PhPa9VVDcvq4oBOAygXS-FZEZ8-/s320/media-propaganda.jpg" width="242" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
<a href="https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/heres-the-deal/74772-21-ways-the-devil-is-using-the-democratic-party-to-destroy-america">Democratic
Party</a> offers: </span></span></span>
</p><ul>
<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Full
employment, and if you dislike your job you depart and the
government gives you another. You cannot be fired. This is done with
the help of trade unions that have infiltrated the federal (and
state) government became powerful through the expansion of the
government. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Free
health care. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Free
tuition from pre-K through college. At this time, the Biden
administration is providing & offering benefits to illegal
immigrants (invaders) as well paying for their college education. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Affordable
housing for all with rent control and inability to be evicted. This
will fix “climate problems” and income inequalities, they
promise. </span></span>
</p>
</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">New
York's congresswoman <a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez">Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez</a> (AOC) is a star in the Democratic Socialist agenda,
as feeble minded as she is. </span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
huge national debt is going to eventually burst like a Mexican
Pi</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">ñ</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">atas,
collapsing our economy, ending our Republic in chaos and likening a
Socialist Banana Republic like <a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Venezuela">Venezuela</a>.
</span></span><a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Karl_Marx"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Karl
Marx</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
wrote about this political tool in his </span></span><a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/The_Communist_Manifesto"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Communist
Manifesto</b></i></span></span></span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
saying that the progressive income tax imposed by the government
elite was a “despotic inroad on the rights of property requiring
the Communist revolution. </span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REVELATION
OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY AGENDA</b>:</span></span></span></p><ul>
<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Redistribution
of wealth. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Aggressive
policies using <a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Global_warming">climate-change</a>
as a tool to promote fear and subsequently submission of the
peasantry of American populace. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Complete
takeover of health care by federal government including illegal
immigrants (invaders who are pawns to be future voters of the
Democratic Party).</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">No
border walls, entrance requirements, disregarding the rule of law
and providing full support for “sanctuary cities”; neglecting
national security and allowing George Soros-funded anarchy to
inserted into our immigration system. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Government
control over corporate profits.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Progressive
taxes on the upper middle class and above. (It always is against the
middle class). </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Implementation
of LGBTQ agenda – indoctrination of our children in public schools
(controlled by teacher's union), gender reassignment surgery –
disregarding conscience objections. Less than 1% of the population
is controlling Americans. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Comprehensive
gun control. An unending crusade to repeal the 2</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">nd</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
Amendment. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Liberal-Activist
judges in the federal system and packing the Supreme Court.
Disavowing Constitutionalist judges in the federal court system and
Supreme Court.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Support
for radical feminist agenda and their march protests.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Increase
censorship of conservative thought on social media and elsewhere,
stymieing the voice of any opposition to their Marxist schemes. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Changing
voting standards and regulations to improve their fraudulent
election practices and disenfranchising honest votes.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Partnership
and support of the Palestinian terrorists, while denouncing
Palestine's object of terror – Israel.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alignment
with the United Nations and European Union globalists to promote
“One World” globalism. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Euthanasia
(assisted suicides). </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Taxpayer-funded
childcare and college tuition.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Elimination
of the Electoral College. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Reestablishing
Iranian “nuclear deal” as well as protecting Islamic rights in
America and abroad at the peril of Israel. </span></span>
</p>
</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
Larry Tomczak wrote <a href="http://www.charismanews.com/">Charisma
News</a>: </span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="color: #333333;">“</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The
brutal reality is that the Democratic Party is not the one of even a
generation ago. It has become radicalized; hostile to biblical values
and religious freedoms; disrespectful to individuals and
institutions; unashamed in using profanities and employing
intimidation in the media and public square; increasingly irrational,
lawless, dishonest, hypocritical, corrupt, and mean-spirited
(remember the Brett Kavanaugh hearing?); and finally, flippant in
dismissing “due process” and out two foundational societal
pillars of the sanctity of human life alongside the sanctity of
marriage between one man and one woman.</i></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">”</span></span></blockquote><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
have witnessed our 46</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
President undergoing an administrative coup, Democrats accusing him
of what they are guilty of, and evidence of election obstruction that
has continued and culminated into an absurd series of charges that
dares to indict a former POTUS while the 46</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
President has undoubtedly revealed that he is the oligarch of a crime
family.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Democratic Party has <a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/American_Civil_War">initiated
a Civil War </a>in our nation's history and now by dividing Americans
again, is initiating another for the Marxist ideology of “divide
and conquer”. </span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79jIAaNwP1Kqb0f_FhfCl3-Hry-KxlyFpoBiY4bYGilNQlELjtT2XX2jQUWEQfXQ58xP-iygkEXbUcgHnFxBvh5AXOHqRUN4ZJE3SVLcwNIqloqjdt2bueEGS3ObynCmJCEDPIOHYu1SY-v_4KBFffjgmNTFpSSqkb1sZCiWkmQ2xey6r3wu8eIiA/s491/save%20the%20republic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="69" data-original-width="491" height="45" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79jIAaNwP1Kqb0f_FhfCl3-Hry-KxlyFpoBiY4bYGilNQlELjtT2XX2jQUWEQfXQ58xP-iygkEXbUcgHnFxBvh5AXOHqRUN4ZJE3SVLcwNIqloqjdt2bueEGS3ObynCmJCEDPIOHYu1SY-v_4KBFffjgmNTFpSSqkb1sZCiWkmQ2xey6r3wu8eIiA/s320/save%20the%20republic.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Paul Joseph Watson exposes indoctrination & force-feed the evil doctrine of the Rainbow Mafia:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqgUUZ2hEdk" width="320" youtube-src-id="mqgUUZ2hEdk"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">REFERENCES</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></span></b><p></p><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1093127864/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?keywords=Our+Constitution:+Primer+to+Our+Republic+and+Its+Founders&qid=1554733829&s=books&sr=1-2-fkmrnull"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Our
Constitution: Primer to Our Republic and Its Founders</span></span></a></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
Keith Allen Lehman</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/31/democrats-have-screwed-up-everything-stop-voting-for-them/"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Democrats
have screwed up everything – stop voting for them!</span></span></a></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
New York Post </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/how-decades-of-democratic-rule-ruined-some-of-our-finest-cities/"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">How
Decades of Democratic Rule Ruined Some of Our Finest Cities</span></span></a></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
Investors </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/21/the-lefts-grand-plan-to-destroy-our-country/">The
left's grand plan to destroy our countr</a>y</span></span></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
Washington Times </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="https://scalise.house.gov/media/press-releases/biden-s-presidency-filled-failure-weakness-and-chaos"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Biden's
Presidency Filled With Failure, Weakness, and Chaos</span></span></a></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
Steve Scalise Press Release</span></span></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/slredirect/picassoRedirect.html/ref=pa_sp_atf_stripbooks_sr_pg1_1?ie=UTF8&adId=A0957941ODCSJBJ355OS&qualifier=1686487516&id=716633573206933&widgetName=sp_atf&url=/Federalist-Papers-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486496368/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=XRN3NAOEE2L1&keywords=selected+writings+of+the+founding+fathers&qid=1686487516&s=books&sprefix=selected+writings+of+the+founding+fathers%2Cstripbooks%2C1120&sr=1-2-spons&psc=1"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The
Federalist Papers</span></span></a></b></i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">,
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, et al.</span></span></p>
</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-38711241865435426512023-05-20T13:49:00.012-07:002023-05-20T13:56:07.063-07:00THE DYING TOWN OF CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphZFjZkB2WPMzRyBSqJ3iwwj2X15752nlvRZOLu7JAoW-paCirdgEjEqczm_jHqXdjyhw9Y9tnK3GudErrY-EPUTTE0tPbgDskWC2n8xxuEgmuyA9gEDu7mPH6FzxaYps6IrADSGL1_QUMoPYccRKXnaFuRwRCviAUhrUwtwGL5o-yGdrvGzmq9kg/s2000/Civita-di-Bagnoregio-1-s.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphZFjZkB2WPMzRyBSqJ3iwwj2X15752nlvRZOLu7JAoW-paCirdgEjEqczm_jHqXdjyhw9Y9tnK3GudErrY-EPUTTE0tPbgDskWC2n8xxuEgmuyA9gEDu7mPH6FzxaYps6IrADSGL1_QUMoPYccRKXnaFuRwRCviAUhrUwtwGL5o-yGdrvGzmq9kg/s320/Civita-di-Bagnoregio-1-s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">An interesting ancient city located
in Italy, founded by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization"><b>Etruscans</b></a>
2,500+ years ago is Civita di Bagnoregio located in central Italy 75
miles (120 kilometres) north of Rome. The only access is a footbridge
from a nearby town that costs 5 Euros to enter the “dying” city.
It is called the “dying city” because it sits on a hilltop that
has been crumbling from earthquakes and eroding because of the soft
volcanic rock.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The civita (city) is in a valley of
badlands in a region east of Lake Bolsena, west of Tiber Valley. The
village was established in 500 BC. Civita is inhabited by 16 people.
The concrete pedestrian bridge was built in 1995, generally
restricted to pedestrians, but certain people may cross the bridge by
bike or motorcycle at certain times.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1_F3n0rP-opLnr35pPdiwEyB2WPfPpNkWGNFu-k4ArABC8oOBR2oh8fyrukO1DPHc4s1tbTWus-kYd1RJY00Tad7HRCdmN-6KbvUaic99rnIB3ctqdjJuLnPq5_baWAkDUstbthuM-rHKQ0QbM14DVolgdE8Ec3pzHYco0n0OPU_zojD6TZuk-MT/s6016/causeway.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1_F3n0rP-opLnr35pPdiwEyB2WPfPpNkWGNFu-k4ArABC8oOBR2oh8fyrukO1DPHc4s1tbTWus-kYd1RJY00Tad7HRCdmN-6KbvUaic99rnIB3ctqdjJuLnPq5_baWAkDUstbthuM-rHKQ0QbM14DVolgdE8Ec3pzHYco0n0OPU_zojD6TZuk-MT/s320/causeway.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The layout of the town originated by
the Etruscans and Romans and the architecture seen today is of
medieval origin. The cave of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventure"><b>Saint
Bonaventure</b></a> who was healed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi"><b>Saint
Francis</b></a>, is also an Etruscan tomb. Many tomb entrances have
been covered by rockfalls over the centuries. Saint Bonaventure was
born in the Civita and died in 1274. The house he grew up in has
fallen of the edge of the crumbling cliff.</div>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Etruscans faced the problem of an
earthquake in 280 BC. When the Romans arrived in 265 BC, they
contained streams and carried rainwater away from the village.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifywEH0DgG7wqAroQ7qtNXr7AEJ2WSKTsVmy2pWE3lnt_gtOCC4obJDRFfIinpIs2nFDpmFS1Td6Uepvs8OQiRu-PSXdHEqQB549X2aVWiu_4jQAJOkuw3_bA0p8MnOjmec8-2ERPxYO7sNZjAbA4lbvQqnkHFzGq0V0BfQ87Tb2gPOEsDP-2FnH8v/s2560/Civita_di_Bagnoregio-piazza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifywEH0DgG7wqAroQ7qtNXr7AEJ2WSKTsVmy2pWE3lnt_gtOCC4obJDRFfIinpIs2nFDpmFS1Td6Uepvs8OQiRu-PSXdHEqQB549X2aVWiu_4jQAJOkuw3_bA0p8MnOjmec8-2ERPxYO7sNZjAbA4lbvQqnkHFzGq0V0BfQ87Tb2gPOEsDP-2FnH8v/s320/Civita_di_Bagnoregio-piazza.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">At the end of the 17<sup>th</sup>
century, the bishop and municipal government moved to Bagnoregio
after an earthquake that crumbled the outskirts of the town.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AEUZbscublzdKtBvCXZdDSFakTUd-RcWnAQ8czNciIBoObbYwJY1pGQB5ul6mqiRid_lnzIe0hqM1PZNF157GMYNblO6uP2vLZERj2zn8BA6YEI-CMnzHzA7ckK_PB6d0dI1MN_bQbpGK8hgt7uz4M1JFFqMrY55YgEVwwnhjkEtFTvMBuecXkjs/s2071/civita-bagnoregio-centro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2071" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AEUZbscublzdKtBvCXZdDSFakTUd-RcWnAQ8czNciIBoObbYwJY1pGQB5ul6mqiRid_lnzIe0hqM1PZNF157GMYNblO6uP2vLZERj2zn8BA6YEI-CMnzHzA7ckK_PB6d0dI1MN_bQbpGK8hgt7uz4M1JFFqMrY55YgEVwwnhjkEtFTvMBuecXkjs/s320/civita-bagnoregio-centro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Today, the town is a popular
attraction. There are more cats in the town than the 12 residents.
Residents do not pay communal taxes because of the tourist toll fee.
It is the only town in Italy that does not pay such taxes.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0j50duMDTk1cbykD9Jiq5gB4m-adTrvF68Xb5OJXQIBmjcIKv1D2HCQTUeOYx7GlGBqk36vXlG8xCXGZHSZ5j0bep-9cl2F1E_SmV9eMe5xelgwEceAhgBsj0T8RgsUCkHsxKEJM-WDaY6v_ld_P0syPT_AgSJn9w9pWea2D6OCjV-3x2FgfbRaJ/s1024/Civita-di-Bagnoregio-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0j50duMDTk1cbykD9Jiq5gB4m-adTrvF68Xb5OJXQIBmjcIKv1D2HCQTUeOYx7GlGBqk36vXlG8xCXGZHSZ5j0bep-9cl2F1E_SmV9eMe5xelgwEceAhgBsj0T8RgsUCkHsxKEJM-WDaY6v_ld_P0syPT_AgSJn9w9pWea2D6OCjV-3x2FgfbRaJ/s320/Civita-di-Bagnoregio-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Tourists enjoy the village architecture
that survived two world wars. The village is busy in the summer
months and offers a sufficient number of bed-and-breakfasts. The
village is on the 100 Endangered Sites list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsi_Bfl3sWAJmt-Px1PLoAmN4VdrpJHstitsjJ8wrKvBzTPmk_HsprJxjPsU4w0Pc_aQSsr7GM0g8vGC0YGgBz3iNtQTATbuNCdmfqUegTDCta7G1ysxsQWkOPltF9f9h13meuWR30a7GPz81Or4PEDLsLbcj0W98-vozCbeYeG3Zmr0SsxOajetU/s900/o-CIVITA-DI-BAGNOREGIO-900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsi_Bfl3sWAJmt-Px1PLoAmN4VdrpJHstitsjJ8wrKvBzTPmk_HsprJxjPsU4w0Pc_aQSsr7GM0g8vGC0YGgBz3iNtQTATbuNCdmfqUegTDCta7G1ysxsQWkOPltF9f9h13meuWR30a7GPz81Or4PEDLsLbcj0W98-vozCbeYeG3Zmr0SsxOajetU/s320/o-CIVITA-DI-BAGNOREGIO-900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx0u55WgSZpZBiobsrLd3i1LqmplpbCStLfyhPn_u66nBYjc0DnSOnTWTaCDhlMFLkGFWCujXISelfCUArInOlIpg3R8n8YyIocAaIYQ8iQZ2oSBHLYMocn9nRlL4HAuM2gQWuHTgeSnYQaqKQoeFZcAVq0h-AqDw7PpVFmMghRF1GE-hTcrTnDl-/s1200/civita_di_bagnoregio_chiesa_s.donato.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1200" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx0u55WgSZpZBiobsrLd3i1LqmplpbCStLfyhPn_u66nBYjc0DnSOnTWTaCDhlMFLkGFWCujXISelfCUArInOlIpg3R8n8YyIocAaIYQ8iQZ2oSBHLYMocn9nRlL4HAuM2gQWuHTgeSnYQaqKQoeFZcAVq0h-AqDw7PpVFmMghRF1GE-hTcrTnDl-/s320/civita_di_bagnoregio_chiesa_s.donato.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Inside the village with several
medieval houses is the church of San Donato at the main square. The
Alemanni Palace is now home to the Geological and Landslides Museum.
A mill of the 16<sup>th</sup> century is the Bishop's Palace.
<p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">On Good Friday, the Holy Crucifix of
the church of San Donato is laid on a coffin and transported in the
“Processione del Venerdi Santo di Bagnoregio” (“God Friday
Procession of Bagnoregio”).
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">At the Christmas season a nativity
scene takes place with the stories of May and Joseph set in the
medieval streets.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The first Sunday of June is the Maria
SS. Liberatrice feast day.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The last week of July and first week of
August is the Jazz Festival with concerts, seminars, and jam
sessions.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The second Sunday of September is the
SS. Crocifisso feast day.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Civita is the site of several film
sets: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Colonels"><b>The
Two Colonels</b></a> (1962), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_Have_a_Riot"><b>Let's
Have a Riot</b></a> (1970), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalghia"><b>Nostalghia</b></a>
(1983), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Big_Gay_Italian_Wedding_(film)"><b>My
Gay Italian Wedding</b></a> (2018).
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The following YouTube videos are about
Civita di Bagnoregio.</p>
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<ol>
<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="CITEREFAdamson1911"></a><cite><span style="color: #3366cc;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Adamson_(philosopher)">Adamson,
Robert</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></cite><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1911).</span></span></span></span></span></cite><cite><span style="color: #3366cc;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: initial; background: url() repeat scroll;"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Bonaventura,_Saint">"Bonaventura,
Saint"</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></cite><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span></span></span></cite><cite><span style="color: #3366cc;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopædia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition">Encyclopædia
Britannica</a> </span></i></span></span></span></span></cite><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Vol.4 pp.1971–198.</span></span></span></span></span></cite></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://tusciainjazzdotit.wordpress.com/category/tuscia-in-jazz/">Tuscia
in Jazz Festival</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></cite></p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/guide-to-civita-di-bagnoregio">Guide
to Civita di Bagnoregio</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></cite>
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><cite><span style="color: #202122;"><span face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1235481-d8620969-Reviews-Civita_di_Bagnoregio-Bagnoregio_Province_of_Viterbo_Lazio.html">Civita
di Bagnoregio Trip Advisor</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></cite>
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Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-76934612091940791122023-02-03T13:41:00.001-07:002023-02-03T13:41:14.868-07:00Browning BAR Full Auto<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/g2jRwp19csA" width="480"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxpxwGQkGGVI3Kip_BYclaCGEYpJF4Fv3WyN11JR3uQ2AcXXar9ABhPW3gFwjIzSyffJdF2XZBWQ9ADxmvwvhpixewi_gM-dopjb9_lpYHxCB4sIfLBJ2lOqTjSbpDwKOSyHqPgt82Smx4yPbeIX6V0spswiLfLpiDmEfYqm0_CKOQRl1aWA4Q3B/s346/2bulletbar.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="346" height="25" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxpxwGQkGGVI3Kip_BYclaCGEYpJF4Fv3WyN11JR3uQ2AcXXar9ABhPW3gFwjIzSyffJdF2XZBWQ9ADxmvwvhpixewi_gM-dopjb9_lpYHxCB4sIfLBJ2lOqTjSbpDwKOSyHqPgt82Smx4yPbeIX6V0spswiLfLpiDmEfYqm0_CKOQRl1aWA4Q3B/s320/2bulletbar.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-91433116982867111272023-02-03T13:38:00.002-07:002023-02-03T13:38:44.671-07:001847 Walker Revolver: the Texas Behemoth<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/UhYlzTABNI0" width="480"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsT_8G3isV7xlR0QAbx1K4Y5kELlIQmWYYWnkFvkzSlkKRXTukerXPiH4nRKYARZOkwQ1o5A87Vx0wLINhVhRfEVkmEObThgXYlANZHKTzgsm-9pUmw58be0wUGwFgSEPQlrL2FyvMj8MalqhojQQynw1KOKqiOMSrkvxxOOYKWHm8yezLqE5Rv0P/s460/god-bless-america.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="460" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsT_8G3isV7xlR0QAbx1K4Y5kELlIQmWYYWnkFvkzSlkKRXTukerXPiH4nRKYARZOkwQ1o5A87Vx0wLINhVhRfEVkmEObThgXYlANZHKTzgsm-9pUmw58be0wUGwFgSEPQlrL2FyvMj8MalqhojQQynw1KOKqiOMSrkvxxOOYKWHm8yezLqE5Rv0P/s320/god-bless-america.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-27827172598756279512023-01-14T13:39:00.005-07:002023-01-14T13:39:34.571-07:00The Leather Element: Items to Use for Molding Leather<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/XyAej-eM894" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-32793885013918407392023-01-14T13:22:00.003-07:002023-01-14T13:22:47.878-07:00Making a Leather Holster Chapter 7: Final Assembly<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/RmjvEJr3zjk" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-28477261338700504402023-01-14T13:18:00.004-07:002023-01-14T13:18:41.066-07:00Making a Leather Holster Chapter 6: Adding Dye, Antique and Top Coat<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/BWU5vfzFkJU" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-88234329912788597332023-01-14T13:17:00.001-07:002023-01-14T13:17:13.692-07:00Making a Leather Holster Chapter 4: Adding the Stitch Holes for Sewing<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/E-AyYyGwDKk" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-70353178092227784862023-01-14T13:15:00.006-07:002023-01-14T13:15:48.297-07:00Making a Leather Holster Chapter 3: Adding a Liner and Edge Work<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TveSEhMfnIg" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069820322363937500.post-25936970996664935762023-01-14T13:14:00.003-07:002023-01-14T13:14:26.972-07:00Making a Leather Holster Chapter 2: Adding a Basketweave Stamp<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/AJyK1oP2E90" width="480"></iframe></div>Keith A. Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810810958030273214noreply@blogger.com0