Clint Eastwood’s Legendary Journey: From Actor to Icon

Before his stardom, Clint Eastwood dabbled in various jobs and claimed an attempt to join Seattle University in 1951 but was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. Contradictions arise, however, about his actual service details.

Sondra Locke, Eastwood’s ex-girlfriend, skeptically notes his implied wartime heroism, emphasizing his non-combat role at Fort Ord, California, where Eastwood served as a swimming instructor and bouncer, far from the frontlines of Korea.