The May-December romance and marriage of Dina Ruiz and Clint Eastwood appears to be working. Here's information about how Dina and Clint met, quotes about their marriage, and more.
Clint Eastwood Jr: May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, California.
Dina Ruiz: 1965.
Dina and Clint first met in 1993 when she was interviewing him. A couple years later, when he proposed, Clint gave Dina a diamond-and-ruby engagement ring.
Clint and Dina were married on March 31, 1996. His theme for Bridges of Madison County, "Doe Eyes", was played at their wedding in Las Vegas at the home of Steve Wynn. Dina was escorted down the aisle by her father. Reverend Judy performed the ceremony. Clint's son Kyle was best man at the wedding.
Clint and Dina honeymooned on Maui.
She has been married twice, and has one child -- Clinton Eastwood Gaddie who was born February 21, 1984 in Oxnard, California. Kimber's 1983 marriage to Gardner Anthony Gaddie ended in divorce.
- He married Laura Gomez in 1991. They have a daughter, Graylen Eastwood, born in 1994. Kyle and Laura filed for divorce.
- Alison Eastwood: Born on May 22, 1972 in Carmel, California. Her mother is Maggie Johnson. Alison is an actress, producer, and director. She also designs clothing.
- Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood: Born August 7, 1993 in California. Her mother is Francess Fisher, an actress. Francesca is an actress.
- Morgan Eastwood: Born December 12, 1996. Her mother is Dina Ruiz. Morgan has appeared in one of her father's movies.
Clint: Actor, writer, composer, director, and producer. Previous mayor of Carmel-by-he-Sea, California. He is the owner of the Mission Ranch Inn in Carmel, California, owner of the Tehama Golf Club in Carmel, and part owner of Pebble Beach Golf Country Club in Monterey Peninsula, California. Clint has a brand of clothing, Tehama Clint, and a brand of beer, Pale Rider Ale. In 1951, Clint served in the Army Special Services for 3 years.
Dina: Actress, former reporter, co-anchor of evening news on television.
Books:
Clint Eastwood: A Biographyby Richard Schickel
Clint Eastwood: Interviews
by Clint Eastwood
Clint has one previous marriage and one long term relationship.
- Maggie Johnson: Maggie was a swimsuit model. Clint and Maggie met on a blind date. After a quick 6 month engagement, Maggie and Clint married on December 19, 1953 in South Pasadena, California. They asked a Congregational minister, Rev. Henry David Grey, to perform their wedding. They honeymooned for a couple days in Carmel, California. They had two children. Their divorce was in 1978.
Maggie married Henry Wynberg on April 6, 1985 at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in Hawaii in an outdoor sunset ceremony performed by Reverend Walter Frutiger.
- Her second marriage didn't last and the couple divorced in August 1989.
- Sandra Locke: Born on May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Sandra is an actress and a director. She was married to Gordon Anderson from 1969 through 1978. Sandra was involved with Clint from 1975 through 1988. their relationship ended up in court when Sandra filed a palimony suit against Clint. She sued him again in 1999.
Sandra has been with Scott Cunneen, a director of surgery, for ten years and lives in the Hollywood Hills.
Quotes:
Clint about marriage: "They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning."
Source: IMDB.comClint about getting married again: "There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again."
Source: BrainyQuote.comDina about Clint: "He's a philanthropist, not a philanderer ... The fact that I am only the second woman he has married really touches me."
Source: Clint Eastwood: Billion Dollar Man, by Douglas Thompson, page 229.Clint talking about love: "Love is much stronger when one meets in the second half of one's life. It hits you when you least expect it. If I have a message, it is simply to say, 'Don't let anything pass.'"
Source: Clint Eastwood: A Biography by Richard Schickel, page 494.Clint about Dina: "Dina keeps me on my toes, let's put it that way. Be both enjoy family a lot, we both enjoy pets and we love to play golf. To me, as I said, life is like the back nine in golf. Sometimes you play better on the back nine. You may not be stronger, but hopefully you're wiser."
Source: Clint Eastwood: Billion Dollar Man, by Douglas Thompson, page 9.Clint about Maggie: "I've been married to the same chick for 17 years. I'd better check my pulse. She's lived through all the changes in me, and she hasn't thrown me out, so i think I'll hang around."
Source: Clint Eastwood: Interviews, by Clint Eastwood, pages 5-6.Clint about his marriage to Maggie: "... [Maggie] had to learn I was going to do as I pleased."
Source: Tiscali.co.uk
