Main article: Personal life of Clint Eastwood
Relationships
Eastwood married Margaret Neville "Maggie" Johnson (then working for an auto parts suppliers company[265]) on December 19, 1953 in Pasadena.[265] They had met six months earlier on a blind date in Los Angeles,[266] although Eastwood subsequently had a serious relationship in Seattle that summer with a young woman who became pregnant with his child[267]—an alleged daughter who was given up for adoption, per biographer Patrick McGilligan[268]—before Johnson announced her engagement to him in October.[265] The marriage would not prove altogether smooth, Eastwood telling biographer Richard Schickel in the only authorized book ever written about him that he was "too young, not well enough established."[269] A decade later, an ongoing affair Eastwood was involved in (said to have lasted 14 years[270]) with dancer and Rawhide stuntwoman Roxanne Tunis (who was also married yet separated) produced his earliest verified child, daughter Kimber Eastwood (born Kimber Tunis; June 17, 1964),[271][272] whose existence was kept secret from the public until July 1989, when the National Enquirer revealed her identity.[273] Biographer Marc Eliot wrote of Johnson, "It is difficult to say for sure that she actually knew about the baby, although it would have been nearly impossible for her not to. Everyone on the set knew ... and it is simply too difficult to keep a secret like that when the mother and the illegitimate child live in the same small town, especially when that small town is Hollywood."[274] The Enquirer claimed Johnson was aware of Kimber's existence at all times and at one point even met Roxanne Tunis when she made an unexpected visit to the set of Breezy. Actress Barbara Eden, a onetime Rawhide guest star and witness to the affair with Tunis, said of Eastwood's relationship with Johnson: "They conducted a somewhat open marriage."[275]Restaurant critic Gael Greene admitted to an affair with Eastwood that began when she was assigned to interview him on the set of Two Mules for Sister Sara.[276] A fling with French model Cathy Reghin around the same time was one of his few extramarital involvements to receive press coverage of any kind during the fact. According to McGilligan, Eastwood had many other affairs, including with co-stars Inger Stevens[277] (Hang 'Em High), Jean Seberg[278] (Paint Your Wagon) and Jo Ann Harris[279] (The Beguiled), as well as actresses Jill Banner,[280] Catherine Deneuve,[67] and Susan St. James,[281] columnist Bridget Byrne,[282] competitive swimmer Anita Lhoest,[283] and singer Keely Smith[284] during his marriage to Johnson, who, after a trial separation and lingering bout of hepatitis in the mid-1960s, expressed her desire to reconcile and start a family.[282] They had two children together: Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) and Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972).[285] In 1972, Eastwood met married actress (later director) Sondra Locke. The two began living together while filming The Outlaw Josey Wales in the autumn of 1975,[286] by which time, according to Locke, "He had told me that there was no real relationship left between him and Maggie."[25] Locke wrote in her autobiography, "Clint seemed astonished at his need for me, even admitting that he'd never been faithful to one woman — because he'd "never been in love before," he confided. He even made up a song about it: "She made me monogamous." That flattered and delighted me. I would never doubt his faithfulness and his love for me."[25] Locke moved into the Sherman Oaks house Eastwood had once shared with Johnson (who by then lived full-time in Pebble Beach[287]), but felt uncomfortable there because "psychologically, it would always be Maggie's."[25] "Finally I told Clint that I couldn't live there any longer," writes Locke.[25] The couple moved to Bel-Air in a fixer-upper Locke spent three years renovating.[25][288] She underwent two abortions and a tubal ligation in the late 1970s[25] and was most reluctant about the second abortion, noting "I couldn't help but think that that baby, with both Clint's and my best qualities, would be extraordinary."[25] Johnson made no secret of her dislike for Locke, even though the two women never met. "Maggie placed severe rules on my relationship with the kids. Apparently, she never forgave me ... After she learned that Clint had taken me onto her property to show me a baby deer that had just been born there, she laid down a rule that I was never to be allowed there again. I was not even allowed to phone the Pebble Beach house."[25] In 1978 Johnson filed for legal separation from Eastwood,[287] but did not file for divorce until May 1984,[289][290] finalized that November[291] with Johnson receiving a reported cash settlement of $25 million.[292] Locke never divorced her legal husband, homosexual sculptor Gordon Anderson,[293][294] who resided with his male companion in a West Hollywood home purchased by Eastwood.[272]
Eastwood and Locke went on to star in The Gauntlet, Every Which Way But Loose, Bronco Billy, Any Which Way You Can and Sudden Impact. According to former longtime associate Fritz Manes, as quoted by author McGilligan, Eastwood was devoted to her between 1976 and 1980 at the least, but discreetly kept up several "maintenance relationships" (such as with Tunis[295]) during that period. McGilligan claims Eastwood returned to his "habitual womanizing" in the early 1980s, becoming involved with story analyst Megan Rose,[295] actress Jamie Rose[296] (who played a bit part in Tightrope), animal rights activist Jane Brolin (who had intermittent liaisons with Eastwood between the early 1960s and late 1980s[297]) and Jacelyn Reeves, a stewardess he met at the Hog's Breath Inn, among others. He was still living with Locke when he conceived two children with Reeves:[298] a son Scott Eastwood (born Scott Reeves; March 21, 1986)[299][300] and daughter Kathryn Eastwood (born Kathryn Reeves; February 2, 1988),[290] whose birth certificates both said "Father declined."[301] The affair with Reeves was not reported anywhere until an exposé article was published in the Star tabloid in 1990.[302][303] It quoted Reeves as saying "Some family members tell me to file a paternity suit against Clint, but I don't want to."[302] The children continued to be unacknowledged by mainstream news sources for more than a decade thereafter.[304] Eastwood's relationship with Locke (at the time unaware of his infidelities[25]) ended acrimoniously in April 1989, and the post-breakup litigation dragged on for years. Locke filed a palimony lawsuit against him after he changed the locks on their home and moved her possessions into storage when she was away filming her second directorial feature, Impulse. In court, Eastwood downplayed the intensity of their relationship. He described Locke as a "roommate" before quickly redescribing her as a "part-time roommate."[25][305] Locke's estranged brother told The Tennessean that Eastwood still truly loved her, but could no longer take her "addiction" to husband Gordon Anderson.[306] Anticipating that Eastwood was going to misrepresent the marriage, Locke asked Anderson to surrender all claims on any of her assets that as her legal spouse he was entitled to.[25] "In an extraordinary gesture of love and faith in me, Gordon signed away everything without hesitation."[25] During the trial, an investigative journalist contacted Locke and informed her of Eastwood's other family. "I spoke with the nurse in the delivery room, and she confirmed that they are Clint's children. I'll send copies of the birth certificates to you and a photo of Jacelyn, if you want them," Locke quotes the informant.[25] "My mind was still searching to get all his actions lined up. For at least the last four years of our relationship, Clint had been living this double life, going between me and this other woman, and having children with her. Two babies had been born during the last three years of our relationship, and they weren't mine."[25] Locke dropped the suit in 1990 in exchange for a directing deal at Warner Bros.,[307][308] but sued Eastwood again for fraud in 1994 when she became convinced the deal was a sham,[309][310] finally settling out of court in September 1996.[311] Since then, Locke has made discrediting comments about Eastwood.[312]
With his (now former) wife Dina in 2007
In August 2013, Dina Eastwood announced that she and her husband had been living separately for an undisclosed length of time.[320] On October 23, 2013, Dina filed for divorce after she withdrew her request for legal separation, citing irreconcilable differences. She asked for full custody of their 16-year-old daughter, Morgan, as well as spousal support.[321] The divorce was finalized on December 22, 2014.[322] Eastwood has since been publicly linked with photographer Erica Tomlinson-Fisher (no relation to Frances),[323] 41 years his junior, and restaurant hostess Christina Sandera, 33 years his junior. He and Sandera went public with their relationship at the 87th Academy Awards in February 2015.[324]
Leisure
Despite smoking in some of his films, Eastwood is a lifelong non-smoker, has been conscious of his health and fitness since he was a teenager, and practices healthful eating and daily Transcendental Meditation.[325][326][327]He opened an old English-inspired pub called the Hog's Breath Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1971.[328] Eastwood sold the pub and now owns the Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea.[329][330]
He is an avid golfer and owns the Tehàma Golf Club. He is an investor in the world-renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links west of Carmel and donates his time to charitable causes at major tournaments.[329][331][332] Eastwood is a certified pilot and often flies his helicopter to the studios to avoid traffic.[333][334]
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