Eastwood Honored as French Legion of Honor commander

Posted by BLZ on November 15th, 2009 at 02:33pm

American screen icon Clint Eastwood(winner of 5-Academy, 5-Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award & five People’s Choice Awards - including one for Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star) was made a commander in France’s prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented the 79-year-old actor and director with the decoration, honoring his body of work, his longevity and his ability to delight audiences around the globe, according to the award citation.

Former French President Jacques Chirac had honored Eastwood as "Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur"(Commander of the Legion of Honor) two years ago, and Friday’s decoration was a step up for Eastwood to grade three on the legion’s five-grade scale.

"This is a wonderful honor," Eastwood said. "It is just a great pleasure for me. I really love France. I love movies, and I love the appreciation that the French people have for movies."

Eastwood also promised to be fluent in French the next time he returned to the country, which he called his “second home.”

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