Eastwood is a native Californian who discovered the Carmel area when he was stationed a few miles north at Fort Ord during the Korean War. After leaving the military, his friends Martin Milner of Route 66 and David Janssen of The Fugitive persuaded him to try acting and the rest is movie-making history. Eastwood spent his early movie-making years in Los Angeles, but he eventually returned to the Carmel area where he still lives.
While many people refer to Hog's Breath Inn as "Clint's Place" he sold his ownership in the place.


