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How did Clint Eastwood get his first contract with Universal Studios?
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Clint Eastwood
American actor and director Clint Eastwood, 2008.
After being discharged from the army in 1953, Clint Eastwood moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He secured his first 40-week contract with Universal Studios in 1954 following a successful screen test.1