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Clint: The Life and Legend Hardcover – August 19, 2002

by Patrick McGilligan (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
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Like The Man With No Name, one of his most famous roles, Clint Eastwood has always had an aura of tight-lipped mystery. He has long been an internationally famous star, first of television and then of the movies, and he has more recently joined a select group of Oscar-winning actor-directors, including Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen.

But the real Clint has always been an enigma-until now. With this gripping and scrupulously researched biography, Patrick McGilligan, one of America's top film writers, has revealed the man behind the indelible image.

Throughout his remarkable near-half century career, Eastwood has tended to play characters who are cold, hard and morally ambiguous-from Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns" through Hang Em High and Dirty Harry to In the Line of Fire and Unforgiven. No star is more the hero to his audience: a symbol of simple solutions, law & order, and rebellion against bureaucracy. But offscreen, Clint Eastwood has always been an arch manipulator: of women, friends and colleagues, publicity and finance.

Always even-handed, managing to steer clear of both fawning over and unfair excoriation of its fascinating subject, this biography sheds definitive light on Clint as actor, director and human being.
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    St. Martin's Press
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    August 19, 2002
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    5.48 x 1.73 x 11.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0312290322
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0312290320
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As celebrity biographer McGilligan tells it in Clint, Eastwood's career is the classic tale of power and fame corrupting: a small-town boy (who actually grew up in San Francisco) comes to L.A. with a wide grin and an easy manner; is remade by agents and directors (Sergio Leone said, that at first, "Eastwood had only two expressions: with or without a hat"); becomes one of the richest stars in Hollywood; and stops smiling--except wolfishly. McGilligan depicts him as a master of betrayal, casually discarded friendships, and alleged extramarital affairs (which seem to shock the author), complete with alleged children out of wedlock.

Readable though kiss-and-tell breathless, McGilligan's book sometimes overlooks Clint's full significance as a crafter of classics. He should remember the sage words of the French critic who observed, "If you love the films, nothing else matters." --Gregory McNamee

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Certain stars encourage our appetite for scandal, but Clint Eastwood is an actor people identify with and want to like. This presents an acute problem for those who read McGilligan's carefully researched and well-written but highly unflattering unauthorized portrait of the icon's life. McGilligan vilifies Eastwood as a womanizer with two priorities: "fast cars and easy women." The author takes potshots at Eastwood's lack of education, suggesting he lied about finishing high school, then slanders his patriotism by speculating that he romanced a general's daughter to escape service in Korea. When a girlfriend became pregnant and had an abortion, Eastwood claims it "crushed his heart," provoking McGilligan to question whether he was simply trying to evoke sympathy for himself. The book is entertaining when it describes Eastwood's early period as a contract player, thrown into such potboilers as Ambush at Cimarron Pass. His TV years in Rawhide are comprehensively covered, as is his association with director Sergio Leone in the series of spaghetti westerns that launched him to superstardom. McGilligan's analysis of Eastwood's moviemaking points out that he "rips the masks off women and they are revealed as murderous harpies" in such films as Play Misty for Me and High Plains Drifter. His much publicized relationship with Sondra Locke spotlights a streak of cruelty, along with competitive behavior toward directors because "Clint hated anybody who was weak." McGilligan's tome is worth reading, however, when it delves into Eastwood's contributions as an artist who has produced a body of work that's won two Oscars and an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. Illus. not seen by PW.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (August 19, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 634 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312290322
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312290320
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.48 x 1.73 x 11.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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B Ardell Young
5.0 out of 5 stars STILL THE BEST EASTWOOD BIOGRAPHY ON THE MARKET
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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I read this book when it was published in the early 2000s and am surprised that a newer biography has not been written. Apparently, Eastwood learned from this book to make sure he has some control over the newer books about him since this one exposes his many affairs and how he deals with former girlfriends and employees who disappoint him.

As of February 12, 2019, it has been released in Kindle and updated through 2018.

It is a good book and should be released in kindle since all of the biographies since its release have the heavy hand of Eastwood controlling the information found in those books. McGilligan should provide an updated kindle version to include the last divorce since as always Eastwood seems to lose little of his wealth in a divorce.
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Anne O.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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Most honest and thorough about Clint I've read. Loved reading about his TV shows and movies spanning the 60s, 70s, 80s and continuing today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading material for another view of Eastwood
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
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There is a rabid Clint fan who keeps attacking anyone who has a positive view of this book (though even he admits that he only read a small portion of it) but don't let that stop you. This is an obviously well-researched book that attempts to balance the overly-optimistic Schickel/fan boy view into a story of the real Eastwood. What Eastwood did to former friends like Fritz Manes, Bob Daley and girlfriend Sondra Locke is sickening. The writer balances the negative tone by giving surprisingly good reviews for many of his films and includes quotes from currently employed (for the moment) Malpaso employees.
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sarah smith
1.0 out of 5 stars I ordered it because of Clint going to court to stop the book from being published
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2021
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nothing to this book that we who know about Clint Eastwood already knew
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Jack Pickett
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes unauthorized is the way to go...
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013
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Much better than Schickel's version, which seems to suffer from being an authorized version. Thankfully, this version doesn't delve into cattiness ala Kitty Kelley, but presents a more-rounded and more-truthful view of Mr. Eastwood. Read them side-by-side if you'd like to experience why it sometimes takes more than one view to explain a complex person. Recommended.
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fiver cockers
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017
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not such a nice guy, rather a man whore
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Carolyn E
3.0 out of 5 stars ... you're looking for portrayal of Clint Eastwood as the perfect man, don't buy this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
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If you're looking for portrayal of Clint Eastwood as the perfect man, don't buy this book. It shows him as a human being with flaws but seems to be carefully researched.
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phyllis l. bahr
5.0 out of 5 stars well-written
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019
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I'm only halfway through but it's very interesting. Haven't gotten to the "Sondra" chapter, which is one reason I bought the book. He's a character!
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