Table of Contents
Series Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Timeline: Events in the Life of Clint Eastwood xv
Chapter 1 Clint's Life Story: The Icon Takes Shape 1
Chapter 2 Clint: From Rawhide to the Spaghetti Westerns 17
Chapter 3 Clint Takes Charge: Malpaso 31
Chapter 4 The Icon and His Legend, Continued: The Outlaw Josey Wales 45
Chapter 5 Clint Eastwood: Superstar 57
Chapter 6 Jazz, Not Violence: Bird 73
Chapter 7 An American Classic: Unforgiven 85
Chapter 8 The Poetry of Suffering: From A Perfect World to Mystic River 103
Chapter 9 The Dignity of Life: Million Dollar Baby 123
Chapter 10 The War Cycle: Flags of our Fathers; Letters From Iwo Jima; Gran Torino 141
Chapter 11 The Weak Shall Be Strong: Invictus; Changeling 161
Chapter 12 Hereafter; J. Edgar; and Jersey Boys 173
Glossary 179
Select Bibliography 187
Index 191