Happy 88th birthday to Clint Eastwood, an icon of masculinity and one hell of a shot. The “man with no name” was born on May 31, 1930, putting his astrological sun in Gemini and moon in Leo. But if Eastwood has any astrological sign, it’s gunslinger. The American actor’s claim to fame in the Western genre shaped the classic anti-hero character we hate to love.
We’re celebrating Eastwood’s birthday in the same fashion we honored Horror’s Merchant of Menace, Vincent Price: with a movie marathon. (Accessorize with a Stetson, bandana, buckskin, and whiskey, if you care.
Here are 10 of the best classic Western films that will have you saying to that guy who cut you off in traffic: “in this world there’s two kind of people, my friend— those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.”
Giddy-up!