by Marc Eliot
“So this had become my life …”: Locke, Very Ugly, 217.
a full 18 percent …: Clint’s value to Warner is compiled from figures in articles and lists on file at the Margaret Herrick Library, and from Thompson, Billion Dollar Man.
“I would never have been able …”: Quoted in Los Angeles Times, December 9, 1995.
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw:
Hollywood insiders have a hairy theory about the pseudonymous actor whose medical history is chronicled in Life Extension, the best-seller that offers a “scientific approach” to retarding aging. Though the actor is called “Mr. Smith” in the book, “it’s obviously Clint Eastwood,” explained one acquaintance of the film star. “He’s a friend of Merv Griffin, at whose house the authors say they met this Smith, and like Smith he was 50 the year the book was being researched and was also allergic to horsehair.” In addition, authors Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw were advisors on Eastwood’s latest movie, Firefox, and are collaborating with the actor on a new biomedical film thriller. So, are Eastwood and Smith one and the same? “That will not be disclosed by me,” said the actor’s manager. … The history, by the way, includes taking a “life extension formula” of vitamins and drugs that not only have improved Smith’s suntan, hair, and speaking ability, but allow him to ride a horse. (New York, September 27, 1982.)
Clint had always been allergic to horseback riding, which is why, in his westerns, he is rarely seen in close-up on horseback.
Last year Clint Eastwood revealed that he was indeed the pseudonymous “Mr. Smith” (the professional movie star who increased his stamina and alertness and improved his tan) cited in the 1.5 million copy best-seller Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach, by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw. What he did not mention was that along with following the Pearson/Shaw health plan, he optioned the rights to their less-than-orthodox first screenplay, Sacrilege. (Esquire, July 1985.)
Chapter Eighteen
“There is only one …”: Brainyquote.com.
“Well, I’ve divorced Maggie …”: On the marriage confrontation between Clint and Locke, see Locke, Very Ugly, 231.
“Suddenly he’d want me to travel …”: Ibid., 230.
Depositions: Details of the depositions are derived from Schickel, Eastwood, and McGilligan, Life and Legend, and publicly available documents. Most of the court documents remain sealed, but detailed portions of both depositions are in Locke, Very Ugly.
“A fellow by the name …”: Interview by Charlie Rose, PBS, October 8, 2003.
Chapter Nineteen
“Unforgiven ends the trajectory …”: Brett Westbrook, quoted in Engel, Actor and Director, 43.
“Warner barely released …”: Locke, Very Ugly, 292.
“Does she want to …”: Ibid., 293.
“I owe you nothing”: Ibid.
“Why a western? …”: Quoted in Thierry Jousse and Camille Nevers, “Entretien avec Clint Eastwood,” Cahiers du cinéma 460 (October 1992).
“I started rewriting it …”: AFI Directors series.
“Tired …”: Quoted in Schickel, Eastwood, 469.
Chapter Twenty
“My feelings …”: Courtroom testimony at the 1996 civil suit brought against him by Sondra Locke, Burbank.
“I don’t know what’s going on …”: Locke, Very Ugly, 324.
Lance Young: Locke, Very Ugly, 325, and a source who must remain anonymous.
“We have no interest …”: The Semel and Daley statements are ibid.
“I guess maybe …”: Interview by Bernard Weinraub, Playboy, March 1997.
Chapter Twenty-one
“If I start intruding …”: Interview by Charlie Rose, PBS, October 8, 2003.
Dina Ruiz: Background information on Dina Ruiz is from San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 1996.
“The three or four …”: AFI Directors series.
Fisher had pressured Clint unsuccessfully …: “[Fisher] would have loved to play the part Meryl played.” Playboy: “Was that an issue?” Clint: “Enough said.” Interview by Bernard Weinraub, Playboy, March 1997.
“The reason he can …”: Streep, ibid.
“The fact that …”: Dina Ruiz, quoted in Thompson, Billion Dollar Man, 229.
“I don’t think about it …”: Weinraub interview, Playboy, March 1997.
“She was feeling …”: Interview by Gail Sheehy, Parade, December 7, 2008.
“With Absolute Power, …”: Quoted in Blair, Film and Video 14, no. 3, March 1997.
“The characters …”: Quoted in Pascal Merigeau, “Eastwood en son Carmel,” Nouvel Observateur, March 1998.
Chapter Twenty-two
“Dina keeps me …”: Thompson, Billion Dollar Man, 9.
“geezer squad”: Source wishes to remain anonymous.
“At this particular stage …”: Quoted in Thompson, Billion Dollar Man, 236.
“I’ve wanted to …”: Quoted in Daily Telegraph (London), December 22, 2002.
“I knew of Dennis …”: Quoted in Engel, Actor and Director, 218.
“absorbs the past …”: Ibid.
“for his edge …”: Rose interview, PBS.
“I think the most …”: Sean Penn quoted in Mark Binelli, Rolling Stone, February 19, 2009.
Chapter Twenty-three
“My earlier work …”: Interview by Charlie Rose, PBS, October 8, 2003. 319 “I ran into Steven …”: Starpulse.com, July 23, 2008.
“I started wondering …”: Ibid.
“Between the two films …”: Interview by Charlie Rose, PBS, October 8, 2003.
“The ambitious script …”: Rolling Stone, October 16, 2006.
“a single African-American character …”: On the Spike Lee feud, see the in-depth interview Clint gave to Jeff Dawson that appeared in London’s Guardian, June 6, 2008, to promote the release of all five Dirty Harry movies on DVD; Foxnews.com, June 6, 2008; and Nick Allen, “Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee Row Over Black Actors,” Telegraph, June 9, 2008. Additional information, including Steven Spielberg’s acting as peacemaker, is from Access Hollywood, NBC-Universal Inc., 2009.
“As for Flags of Our Fathers …”: Guardian.
He agreed to direct it: Todd Longwell, “United for ‘Changeling,’” Hollywood Reporter, November 20, 2008.
“My character …”: Angelina Jolie, quoted in “The Road to Gold: An Academy Award Preview,” TV, syndicated, February 21, 2009.
“Dirty Harry VI! …”: Clint jokingly did this mock-pitch on the occasion of the 2008 DVD box-set rerelease of all five Dirty Harry films. Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2008.
Both agree they get along much better now that they’re not married: interview by Bernard Weinraub, Playboy, March 1997.
CLINT EASTWOOD COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY, INCLUDING TELEVISION
All features are given with release dates; all TV shows, date of first showing. Clint’s producer credits are individually indicated, as applicable. Also included are Clint’s musical recordings and a list of his awards.
FILM
As Actor
Revenge of the Creature 1955. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: William Alland. Director: Jack Arnold. Screenplay: Martin Berkeley, from a story by William Alland. With John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
Francis in the Navy 1955. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: Stanley Rubin. Director: Arthur Lubin. Screenplay: Devery Freeman, from a story by Devery Freeman based on characters created by David Stern. With Donald O’Connor, Martha Hyer, Richard Erdman, Martin Milner, David Janssen, Paul Burke, Clint Eastwood (the first time Eastwood receives screen credit).
Lady Godiva (aka Lady Godiva of Coventry, aka 21st Century Lady Godiva) 1955. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: Robert Arthur. Director: Arthur Lubin. Screenplay: Oscar Brodney and Harry Ruskin, from a story by Oscar Brodney. With Maureen O’Hara, George Nader, Victor McLaglen, Grant Withers, Rex Reason, Eduard Franz, Leslie Bradley, Arthur Shields, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
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br /> Tarantula 1955. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: William Alland. Director: Jack Arnold. Screenplay: Robert Fresco and Martin Berkeley, from a story by Jack Arnold and Robert Fresco. With John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott, Edwin Rand, Raymond Bailey, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
Away All Boats 1956. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: Howard Christie. Director: Joseph Pevney. Screenplay: Ted Sherdeman, based on the novel by Kenneth M. Dodson. With Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie Adams, Keith Andes, Richard Boone, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
Never Say Goodbye 1956. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: Albert J. Cohen. Director: Jerry Hopper. Screenplay: Charles Hoffman, based on an earlier screenplay by Bruce Manning, John D. Klorer, and Leonard Lee, loosely based on the play Come prima, meglio di prima by Luigi Pirandello. With Rock Hudson, George Sanders, Ray Collins, David Janssen, Shelley Fabares, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
The First Traveling Saleslady 1956. RKO Pictures. Producer: Arthur Lubin. Director: Arthur Lubin. Screenplay: Devery Freeman and Stephen Long-street. With Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson, Carol Channing, James Arness, Clint Eastwood.
Star in the Dust 1956. Universal-International Pictures. Producer: Albert Zugsmith. Director: Charles Haas. Screenplay: Oscar Brodney, from a novel by Lee Leighton. With John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Leif Erickson, Coleen Gray, James Gleason, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
Escapade in Japan 1957. RKO Pictures. Producer: Arthur Lubin. Director: Arthur Lubin. Written by Winston Miller. With Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost, Roger Nakagawa, Clint Eastwood (uncredited).
Lafayette Escadrille 1958. Warner Bros. Producer: William Wellman. Director: William Wellman. Screenplay: Albert Sidney Fleischman, from a story by William Wellman. With Tab Hunter, Etchika Choureau, Marcel Dalio, David Janssen, Jody McCrea, William Wellman Jr., Clint Eastwood.
Ambush at Cimarron Pass 1958. 20th Century–Fox release of a Regal Production. Producer: Herbert E. Mendelson. Director: Jodie Copelan. Screenplay: Richard G. Taylor and John K. Butler, from stories by Robert A. Reeds and Robert E. Woods. With Scott Brady, Margia Dean, Baynes Barron, William Vaughn, Ken Mayer, John Damler, Keith Richards, Clint Eastwood, John Merrick, Frank Gerstle, Dirk London, Irving Bacon, Desmond Slattery.
Fistful of Dollars (aka A Fistful of Dollars; Per un pugno di dollari) 1964. Released by United Artists. Producer: Harry Colombo and George Papi. Director: Sergio Leone. Screenplay: Sergio Leone and Duccio Tessari, adapted from Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa. With Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Johnny Wells, W. Lukschy, S. Rupp, Antonio Prieto, José Calvo, Margarita Lozano, Daniel Martin.
For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in più) 1965. Released by United Artists. Producer: Alberto Grimaldi. Director: Sergio Leone. Screenplay: Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone, from a story by Fulvio Morsella and Sergio Leone. With Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Rosemary Dexter, Mara Krup, Klaus Kinski, Mario Brega, Aldo Sambrell.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) 1966, Italy; 1967, U.S. Released by United Artists. Producer: Alberto Grimaldi. Director: Sergio Leone. Screenplay: Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone, from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone. With Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito.
Le streghe (aka The Witches) 1967. Released by United Artists in Europe and Lopert Pictures Productions in the U.S. (dubbed). Various producers around the world. Producer: Dino De Laurentiis. Director: Luchino Visconti (“The Witch Burned Alive”), Mauro Bolognini (“Civic Sense”), Pier Paolo Pasolini (“The Earth as Seen from the Moon”), Franco Rossi (“The Girl from Sicily”), Vittorio De Sica (“A Night Like Any Other”). Screenplay: “The Witch Burned Alive” story and screenplay by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi; “Civic Sense” story and screenplay by Bernardino Zapponi; “The Earth as Seen from the Moon” screenplay by Pier Paolo Pasolini; “The Girl from Sicily” screenplay by Franco Rossi and Luigi Magni; “A Night Like Any Other” screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Fabio Carpi, Enzo Muzii. With Silvana Mangano, Alberto Sordi, Ninetto Davoli, Pietro Torrisi, Clint Eastwood (in “A Night Like Any Other”), Armando Bottin, Gianni Gori.
Hang ‘Em High 1968. Producer: Leonard Freeman Productions (Leonard Freeman) and Malpaso Company, released by United Artists. Director: Ted Post. Screenplay: Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. With Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Arlene Golonka, James MacArthur, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Alan Hale Jr.
Coogan’s Bluff 1968. Released by Universal. Producer: Don Siegel. Director: Don Siegel. Screenplay: Herman Miller, Dean Riesner, Howard Rodman, from a story by Herman Miller. With Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark, Tisha Sterling, Don Stroud, Betty Field, Tom Tully, Melodie Johnson, James Edwards, Rudy Diaz, David F. Doyle, Louis Zorich, James Gavin.
Where Eagles Dare 1968. A Jerry Gershwin–Elliott Kastner Picture. Released by MGM. Producer: Elliott Kastner. Director: Brian G. Hutton. Story and screenplay: Alistair MacLean, from his novel. With Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Michael Hordern, Patrick Wymark, Robert Beatty, Anton Diffring, Donald Houston, Ferdy Mayne, Neil McCarthy, Peter Barkworth, William Squire, Brook Williams, Ingrid Pitt.
Paint Your Wagon 1969. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. Producer: Alan Jay Lerner. Director: Joshua Logan. Screenplay (and lyrics): Alan Jay Lerner, an adaptation of the original Alan Jay Lerner Broadway production by Paddy Chayefsky. With Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Tom Ligon, Alan Dexter, William O’Connell, Ben Baker, Alan Baxter, Paula Trueman, Robert Easton, Geoffrey Norman, H. B. Haggerty, Terry Jenkins, Karl Bruck, John Mitchum, Sue Casey, Eddie Little Sky, Harvey Parry, H. W. Gim, William Mims, Roy Jenson, Pat Hawley.
Two Mules for Sister Sara 1970. Released by Universal. Producer: Martin Rackin, Carroll Case, Malpaso Company. Director: Don Siegel. Screenplay: Albert Maltz, from a story by Budd Boetticher. With Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Albert Morin, Armando Silvestre, John Kelly, Enrique Lucero, David Estuardo, Ada Carrasco, Pancho Córdova.
Kelly’s Heroes 1970. Released by MGM. Producer: Sidney Beckerman, Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb (uncredited). Director: Brian G. Hutton. Screenplay: Troy Kennedy Martin. With Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O’Connor, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod, George Savalas, Hal Buckley, David Hurst, John Heller.
The Beguiled 1971. Released by Universal. Producer: Don Siegel. Director: Don Siegel. Screenplay: John B. Sherry and Grimes Grice, from the novel by Thomas Cullinan. With Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen Carr, Mae Mercer, Pamelyn Ferdin, Melody Thomas, Peggy Drier, Pattye Mattick.
Dirty Harry 1971. Released by Warner Bros.–Seven Arts. Producer: Don Siegel. Director: Don Siegel. Screenplay: Harry Julian Fink and R. M. Fink and Dean Riesner, from a story by Harry Julian Fink and R. M. Fink. With Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, Andy Robinson, John Larch, John Mitchum, Mae Mercer, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart, Woodrow Parfrey, Josef Sommer, William Paterson, James Nolan, Maurice S. Argent, Jo De Winter, Craig G. Kelly.
Joe Kidd 1972. Released by Universal Pictures/Malpaso. Producer: Sidney Beckerman. Director: John Sturges. Screenplay: Elmore Leonard. With Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, Stella Garcia, James Wainwright, Paul Koslo, Gregory Walcott, Lynne Marta.
Magnum Force 1973. Released by Warner Bros. Producer: Robert Daley. Director: Ted Post. Screenplay: John Milius, Michael Cimino, based on a story by John Milius, from original material by Harry Julian Fink, R. M. Fink. With Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Felton Perry, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich, Christine White, Adele Yoshioka.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1974. A Malpaso Company Film. Released by United Artists. Producer: Robert Daley. Director: Michael Cimino. Screenplay: Michael Cimino. With Clint Ea
stwood, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach, Gary Busey, George Kennedy, Jack Dodson, Gene Elman, Burton Gilliam, Roy Jenson, Claudia Lennear, Bill McKinney, Vic Tayback.
The Enforcer 1976. Released by Warner Bros. Producer: Robert Daley. Director: James Fargo. Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner, based on characters created by Harry Julian Fink and R. M. Fink. With Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, DeVeren Bookwalter, John Crawford.
Every Which Way but Loose 1978. A Malpaso Production. Released by Warner Bros. Producer: Robert Daley. Director: James Fargo. Screenplay: Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D’Angelo, Ruth Gordon, Walter Barnes, George Chandler, Roy Jenson, James McEachin, Bill McKinney.
Escape from Alcatraz 1979. Released by Paramount. Producer: Don Siegel. Director: Don Siegel. Screenplay: Richard Tuggle, from a book by J. Campbell Bruce. With Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Bruce M. Fischer, Frank Ronzio.
Any Which Way You Can 1980. A Malpaso Production. Released by Warner Bros. Producer: Fritz Manes. Director: Buddy Van Horn. Screenplay: Stanford Sherman, based on characters created by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith.
Tightrope 1984. A Malpaso Production. Released by Warner Bros. Producer: Clint Eastwood, Fritz Manes. Director: Richard Tuggle. Screenplay: Richard Tuggle. With Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Jennifer Beck, Marco St. John.