Overview

• Shawn Levy’s 'Clint: The Man and the Movies' hit shelves July 1, drawing on extensive interviews with Eastwood and his contemporaries.
• Levy documents that during Eastwood’s first marriage (1953–1984), Maggie Johnson was aware of his multiple extramarital affairs, which Eastwood likened to an addictive habit.
• The biography reveals Eastwood fathered eight known children with six different women, reflecting a blended family that spans decades.
• Levy traces Eastwood’s long-standing small-government libertarian stance and argues that shifting cultural tides recast his views as conservative.
• Early reviews praised the balanced approach between celebrating Eastwood’s Hollywood achievements—from Rawhide to Oscar-winning directing—and confronting his sensational personal revelations.