Clint Author:Patrick McGilligan Like The Man With No Name, one of his most famous roles, Clint Eastwood has about him the aura of a mysterious past. Billed by Life Magazine in 1971 as 'the worlds most famous movie star', he recently joined a select company of Oscar-winning actor-directors - including Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin, and Woody Allen. But, the real Clint, previo... more »usly only imperfectly glimpsed, has never been so honestly revealed as in this gripping and scrupulously researched biography by one of America's top film writers. 'Clint's great strength as an actor may be his mysterious cool,' Patrick McGilligan writes. 'But his flaw has been the reverse: his inability or unwillingness to open a window on his soul.' In spending four years researching the actor's life and career, poring through court documents, studio archives and unpublished manuscripts, interviewing friends, family, and associates, many of whom have never before dared to cooperate with a writer unauthorized by Clint, Patrick McGilligan has produced an investigative tour de force...a candid portrayal that rewrites Clint's place in film history.« less