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Late last night I was contacted
by our long time friend Kevin Walsh in California. In the early 80s Kev used to
be our American correspondent for the British CEAS (Clint Eastwood Appreciation
Society). He remains a good and reliable friend who continuously comes up with
some amazing pieces.
Last night he succeeded in blowing me away with this incredible piece that
appeared in The Oakland Tribune on the 23rd of July 1955. I consider
myself quite lucky in that I have some nice early pieces on Eastwood, from his modelling
days etc., but Kevin really blew me away with this cutting. It’s a fascinating piece
of history. Also last night, my friend here in
the UK, Kevin Wilkinson came up with another couple of very early studio shots
that some of us in the Facebook group had never seen before. Whilst these two
photos look stunning and in colour, I do wonder if they have perhaps been
colourised? Colourising techniques have certainly come a long way in recent years,
and can often leave one questioning if a particular photo perhaps started life
in monochrome? However, that’s another argument. In the meantime, they match up
with Kevin’s 1955 cutting rather perfectly. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if
they are both from around the same time period. Thanks guys 
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