Clint Eastwood: From Spaghetti Westerns to Oscar Glory |

Clint Eastwood is a legendary American actor, director, producer, and composer who has been active in the film industry for over six decades. He was born on May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, California to Clinton Eastwood Sr. and Ruth Wood. He had a nickname of “Samson” as he weighed 11 pounds 6 ounces at birth. He grew up in a middle-class family and moved around a lot during his childhood.