1. Georgia
   New York
2. Colorado
   California

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

1. Mayor
   U.S. Senate
2. California State House
   Governor

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.

1. Lionsgate
   Malpaso Productions
2. United Artists
   New Line Cinema

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

1. He was stranded on an island.
   He was lost in the Rockey Mountains.
2. He survived a plane crash.
   He survived a boat sinking.

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.

1. Vietnam War
   Korean War
2. WWI
   WWII

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.

1. Revenge of the Creature
   The Day the Earth Stood Steal
2. On the Waterfront
   All About Eve

"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."

1. Gunsmoke
   The Virginian
2. The Big Valley
   Rawhide

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.

1. The Bridges of Madison
   Unforgiven
2. A Fistful of Dollars
   Pale Rider

"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.

1. Sergio Leone
   John Ford
2. John Huston
   Frank Capra

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.

1. A bandit
   A lost family
2. A former U.S. general
   Confederate gold

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

1. Dirty Harry
   Mystic River
2. Hang 'Em High
   Space Cowboys

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.

1. George Roy Hill
   Don Siegel
2. Stanley Kubrick
   Robert Benton

"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.

1. All That Jazz
   Paint Your Wagon
2. The Wiz
   Funny Lady

"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.

1. Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
   Major General Colt
2. Sergeant "Oddball"
   Private Kelly

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."

1. Play Misty for Me
   Unforgiven
2. A Perfect World
   The Outlaw Josey Wales

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.

1. Batman
   James T. Kirk
2. James Bond
   Darth Vader

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.

1. 1971
   1976
2. 1982
   1988

"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.

1. Honkytonk Man
   High​ Plains Drifter
2. Mystic River
   Flags of our Fathers

"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.

1. Letters from Iwo Jima
   The Pale Rider
2. The Bridges of Madison County
   The Eiger Sanction

"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."

1. Larry McMurtry
   Charles Portis
2. Asa Carter
   Owen Wister

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.

1. Animal House
   Annie Hall
2. Blazing Saddles
   Every Which Way but Loose

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.

1. You're a legend in your own mind.
   Go ahead, make my day.
2. Funny. I never thought of it as a game.
   Looks like I owe you one, meat head.

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."

1. Flags of Our Fathers
   Mystic River
2. Space Cowboys
   A Perfect World

"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.

1. The Plague
   Capitalism
2. The Four Horsemen
   The Civil War

"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.

1. Magnum Force
   The Dead Pool
2. Sudden Impact
   The Enforcer

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.

1. 1988
   1991
2. 1995
   2001

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.

1. Unforgiven
   Mystic River
2. Letters from Iwa Jima
   Bird

"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.

1. Unforgiven
   Gran Torino
2. Million Dollar Baby
   The Bridges of Madison County

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."

1. Brad Pitt
   Billy Bob Thornton
2. Robert Duvall
   Kevin Costner

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.

1. 1989
   1994
2. 1999
   2011

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​.

1. The Bridges of Madison County
   Million Dollar Baby
2. Escape from Alcatraz
   In the Line of Fire

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."

1. Gran Torino
   American Sniper
2. Million Dollar Baby
   Letters from Iwa Jima

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

1. Sondra Locke
   Maggie Johnson
2. Frances Fisher
   Dina Ruiz

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.

1. Del Monte Golf Course
   Stone Eagle Golf Course
2. Tehama Golf Club
   Shady Canyon Golf Course

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.

1. American Sniper
   Gran Torino
2. Letters from Iwa Jima
   Sully

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.