Prolific actor and director Clint Eastwood was born on this day, May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California. He and his family moved a number of times before settling in Piedmont, California, reports Britannica.
Eastwood was drafted during the Korean War and stationed in California — and upon his discharge from the Army in 1953, Eastwood moved to Hollywood.
Likely best-known for portraying police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan, the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker started his noteworthy career with a screen test with Universal in 1954 — which netted him a 40-week contract.
But after one renewal and a series of bit parts in such movies as "Tarantula" (1955) and "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), his option was dropped, according to Britannica.
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