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He grew up in nearby Piedmont. At school Clint took interest in music and mechanics, but was an otherwise bored student; this resulted in being held back a grade. In , the year he graduated from high school, his parents and younger sister Jeanne moved to Seattle.
Clint spent a couple years in the Pacific Northwest himself, operating log broncs in Springfield, Oregon, with summer gigs life-guarding in Renton, Washington. City College, but dropped out to pursue acting. During the mids he landed uncredited bit parts in such B-films as Revenge of the Creature and Tarantula while digging swimming pools and driving a garbage truck to supplement his income.
In , he landed his first consequential acting role in the long-running TV show Rawhide with Eric Fleming. Although only a secondary player the first seven seasons, he was promoted to series star when Fleming departed--both literally and figuratively--in its final year, along the way becoming a recognizable face to television viewers around the country.
