The Clint Eastwood Quiz

Clint Eastwood Jr. was born on May 30, 1930. His father is Clinton Eastwood Sr., and his mother is Ruth Wood.

In 1986, Clint Eastwood ran as a nonpartisan candidate for the position of mayor in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood only served one term in the position.

Clint Eastwood started his production company with his financial advisor, Irving Leonard. Leonard oversaw the company until his death two years later.

In 1951, Clint Eastwood was on a plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean after running out of fuel during a flight from Seattle to California. Eastwood used a raft to return to the shore near Point Reyes in California.

Clint Eastwood was never actually deployed to Korea during his time in the U.S. Army. Instead, he served as a lifeguard at Ford Ord in California.

"Revenge of the Creature" was a sequel to "Creature from the Black Lagoon." The film was directed by Jack Arnold, who was known for other science-fiction films such as "Tarantula" and "The Incredible Shrinking Man."

Clint Eastwood played in all eight seasons of "Rawhide." He starred alongside Eric Fleming, who left the show before the eighth season, leaving Eastwood to carry the show in the final season.

"A Fistful of Dollars" was released in several European countries before making its way to the United States. The first country it was released in was Italy in 1964.

Sergio Leone is credited with inventing the Spaghetti Western, which became popular in the 1960s. The genre received its name because the movies were directed by Italians.

Clint Eastwood famously wore a poncho throughout all three movies in the Dollars trilogy. Supposedly, he never washed the poncho.

Clint Eastwood used the money he earned from the "Dollars" trilogy to establish The Malpaso Company. His company teamed up with United Artists to create and distribute​ the film.

"Coogan's Bluff" was the first of several films that Clint Eastwood worked on with Don Siegel. Siegel would become a huge influence on Eastwood's own style of directing.

"Paint Your Wagon" was a financial flop by the time costs were added up for marketing and production. The film also received negative reviews from critics.

The screenplay for "Kelly's Heroes" was written by Troy Kennedy Martin, a Scottish-born writer. Martin is most known for writing the television drama "Edge of Darkness."

Produced on a small budget, "Play Misty for Me" made its premier at the San Fransisco Film Festival in 1971. Clint Eastwood starred alongside Jessica Walter in the film.

Sean Connery was the first actor to play James Bond when he starred in "Dr. No." Connery played in seven total Bond films throughout his career.

"Dirty Harry" was the first of five films that follow "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2012.

"High Plains Drifter" received mainly positive praise around the film community. However, notable western star John Wayne criticized the movie for falsely portraying the American West.

"The Eiger Sanction" was a 1972 spy novel written by Trevanian, a novelist from New York. The book was later followed by a sequel titled "The Loo Sanction."

Asa Carter was a well-known segregationist speechwriter in the 1950s and '60s. To avoid criticism, he wrote the novel "The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales" under the alias Forrest Carter.

Clint Eastwood went outside of his comfort zone when he starred in the comedy "Every Which Way but Loose." However, he pulled it off, and the film was a huge financial success.

Elected in 1980, Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States. He was a film star before becoming president, playing in such films as "Hellcats of the Navy" and "Bedtime for Bonzo."

"Flags of our Fathers" started as a book by James Bradley and Ron Powers released in 2000. The story follows the men who famously raised a flag on Iwo Jima, which was depicted in a photograph by Joe Rosenthal.

"Pale Rider" was one of the most successful westerns of the 1980s. The film uses heavy religious themes to tell the story of a preacher who defends a mining town from outside trouble.

Released in 1988, "The Dead Pool" was the shortest of the "Dirty Harry" movies. The film was directed by Buddy Van Horn, who served as Clint Eastwood's stunt double in many previous films.

The Cecil B. deMille Award was created in 1952 to recognize contributions in the world of entertainment. The award has been given to notable artists such as Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, and Alfred Hitchcock.

"Bird" is a biographic film about the legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. Parker was instrumental in the creation of bebop in the '40s and '50s.

Despite his numerous accomplishments, Clint Eastwood never won an Academy Award for Best Actor. The only other time he was nominated was in 2005 for his performance in "Million Dollar Baby."

Originally, Clint Eastwood wasn't going to act in "A Perfect World" because of other obligation along with the fact he wanted to focus on directing. However, Kevin Costner convinced Eastwood to take on the lesser role of Chief "Red" Garnett, and the two put together an outstanding performance.

Irving G. Thalberg was a prominent producer who eventually became the vice president of MGM, a highly-touted film studio. The award was created in his honor after Thalberg died in 1936 of pneumonia​.

Meryl Streep was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "The Bridges of Madison County." The award instead went to Susan Sarandon for her performance in "Dead Man Walking."

"Million Dollar Baby" was extremely successful, earning four Academy Awards. Both Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman won Oscars for performances in their respective roles.

Clint Eastwood was well-known for his extramarital affairs throughout his life, with his most famous affair being with Sondra Locke. Eastwood and Maggie Johnson finally divorced in 1984.

Opened in 1999, the Tehama Golf Club was designed by Jay Morrish, the former president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The course is located in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California.

Though it received mostly positive reviews, critics of "American Sniper" said it glorified the War in Iraq. Even with the criticism, the film became the highest grossing movie by Clint Eastwood at the time of its release in 2014.