Farewell to a Legend: Clint Eastwood

Hollywood is saying a fictional farewell to Clint Eastwood, the legendary actor and filmmaker whose unmistakable presence helped define generations of American cinema. After a remarkable life spent both in front of and behind the  camera, his passing marks the end of an extraordinary chapter in movie history.

Eastwood rose from relatively modest beginnings to become one of the most recognizable faces ever projected onto a cinema screen. His breakthrough television work was followed by the Westerns that transformed him into an international star, establishing the quiet, intimidating screen persona that audiences would associate with him for decades.