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Bruce Headlam (December 10, 2008). "The Films Are for Him. Got That?". The New York Times.
Emily Yahr (1 January 2020). "Obsessed with Wikipedia 'personal life' entries? You're not alone". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

Yojimbo, Sanjuro & the Man with No Name

The discussion of Eastwood's feature breakthrough should mention Leone's use of Kurosawa's YOJIMBO and Mifune's character, Sanjuro. 68.96.91.232 (talk) 00:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why would we need this here? The lead in the For a Fistful of Dollars already states The film has been identified as an unofficial remake of the Akira Kurosawa film, Yojimbo (1961), which resulted in a successful lawsuit by Toho, Yojimbo's production company. The matter is covered further at A Fistful of Dollars#Legal dispute. Peaceray (talk) 08:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1993 filmography missing In The Line of Fire

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

What I think should be changed:
Why it should be changed:
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140.177.118.171 (talk) 17:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

Done, although you should have made the request at Talk:Clint Eastwood filmography. Peaceray (talk) 18:10, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox type

Given Eastwood's primary notability as a film director and actor, it seems a bit WP:UNDUE to be using the officeholder infobox for this article. Back in 2020, I rearranged the infobox to use officeholder as a module [1], but it seems to have gone back to the previous version now. Does anyone have any further thoughts? Connormah (talk) 01:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

True, should be changed --FMSky (talk) 01:10, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Polyamorous people

A recent article in The Telegraph labels him so [2]. This term only entered the mainstream lexicon in the 2010s, but it obviously applies. Does anyone contest adding the cat? PromQueenCarrie (talk) 00:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since no one objects, I'll go ahead and add it. PromQueenCarrie (talk) 01:36, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2025

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Hello, I am the author of recently published book about Eastwood, would love to make some edits on his page. The book was reviewed here https://theclinteastwoodarchive.blogspot.com/2024/06/clint-eastwood-life-on-both-sides-of.html Catch20two (talk) 11:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. I appreciate your good faith. Just wrong format. It also appears you have a conflict of interest. (3OpenEyes's talk page. Say hi!) | (PS: Have a good day) 12:26, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As per Wikipedia:Verifiability § Self-published sources:

Anyone can create a personal web page, self-publish a book, or claim to be an expert. That is why self-published material such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs (as distinguished from newsblogs, above), content farms, podcasts, Internet forum postings, and social media postings are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.^[a] Exercise caution when using such sources: if the information in question is suitable for inclusion, someone else will probably have published it in independent, reliable sources.^[1] Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer.

Because of this, I recommend that we do not use the following until after the subject's death.

Clint Eastwood: A Life on Both Sides of the Camera. 2024. ASIN B0D1FD9PQB. ISBN 979-8322480341.

Peaceray (talk) 21:23, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ Note that any exceptional claim would require exceptional sources.

References

^ See Wikipedia:Verifiability#cite note-8

Gordon Anderson - incorrect/disparaging info

Under "Personal Life," Sondra Locke's husband, Gordon Anderson is described as "an unemployed homosexual." The 3 sources cited actually list his occupation as sculptor. The page should be updated to reflect Anderson's correct occupation. Blammyyy (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

By all accounts, Locke financially supported Anderson their entire marriage. Eastwood once said, "She's married to someone who doesn't work. So what does that do? That makes me the sole provider." Anderson's nominal profession was that of a sculptor, but he hasn't been employed in nearly 60 years, assuming he's still alive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.29.121.51 (talk) 05:16, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Note that any exceptional claim would require exceptional sources.

[2] See Wikipedia:Verifiability#cite note-8

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