Clint Eastwood
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Born:May 31, 1930 |
Never trust anyone on an Italian movie. I know about these things.
Stay away from special effects and explosives.
Born:
May 31, 1930
Biography:
After graduating from high school, Clint worked as a logger, steel-furnace stoker, and gas pumper. He settled in Hollywood in 1955 as a small-time actor, but it was in Italy that he found his fortune. The Sergio Leone dollar trilogy catapulted Eastwood into stardom.
In 1971, Frank Sinatra turned down the part of detective Harry Callahan, in Dirty Harry, and the role was offered to Clint. This was the first of a series of action films in which he played laconic and dangerous heroes.
From the nineties Clint started directing movies (Unforgiven, Mystic river, Million dollar baby) and he gradually won the respect of the critics. Nowadays Clint's ability to craft a compelling film is beginning to eclipse his legendary status as an actor.
Academy awards:
2005 Won Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005 Won Best Picture for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2005 Nominated Best Actor for: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2004 Nominated Director for: Mystic River (2003)
2004 Nominated Best picture for: Mystic River (2003)
1995 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1993 Won Oscar Best Director for: Unforgiven (1992)
1993 Won Oscar Best Picture for: Unforgiven (1992)
1993 Nominated Best Actor for: Unforgiven (1992)
Selected Movies:
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Unforgiven (1992)
- Mystic River (2003)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
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