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Eastwood

American  
[eest-wood] / ˈistˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Clint, born 1930, U.S. actor and director.


Eastwood British  
/ ˈiːstwʊd /

noun

  1. Clint. born 1930, US film actor and director. His films as an actor include The Good The Bad and The Ugly (1966), Dirty Harry (1971), and as actor and director Play Misty for Me (1971), Unforgiven (1993), Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), and Gran Torino (2008)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eastwood plays the spoon-wielding lead in this thrilling jailbreak saga based on the infamous real-life escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The island fortress entered American cultural lore after a 1962 escape by three inmates, which became an inspiration for the film "Escape from Alcatraz" starring Clint Eastwood.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Jim Eastwood from Cookstown Enterprise Centre says water constraints in the town were a devastating blow to growing businesses in the area.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

Director Clint Eastwood turned the saga of Walter’s mother’s quest for him into a film, “Changeling,”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

“They have too much shooting in them. Dad loves Clint Eastwood, though. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Hang ’Em High, A Fistful of Dollars.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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