Actor, producer, and politician Clint Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California May 31, 1930. After being drafted into the Army during the Korean War, he was on leave when the Douglas attack aircraft he was in ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean at Point Reyes, California. He and the pilot swam 3 miles to safety. He first came to the attention of the American people when he played Rowdy Yates in "Rawhide," the television cowboy series and made a very successful transition to movies. The former mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, he has long been active in politics and is a Libertarian. He has seven children by five women.
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Eastwood, the World Wide Web Page
A fan’s online tribute to the actor covers his six-decade acting career, encompassing television and the big screen with audio and video clips of Clint Eastwood, his biography, details about his mayorship of Carmel-by-the-Sea, reviews, and an online interactive message board for his fans.
http://www.clinteastwood.net/
Courtesy of the Internet Movie Database, we have the biography of Clint Eastwood, trivia about his life and career, photographs, videos, news articles, and his filmography as an actor, director, and producer.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/
This fan’s tribute to Clint Eastwood contains much information about the superstar’s life and career. Shares video clips, photographs, and news which surrounds the star.
http://clinteastwood-tribute.com/
Presents details about Clint Eastwood, why people like him, why he is famous, random quotes from the actor, and photographs.
http://www.westlord.com/clint-eastwood-website/
