Photo Opportunity #65 Rare Eastwood AFI photos from 1973

Photo Opportunity #65 Rare Eastwood AFI photos from 1973

Now I have to come clean, I really don’t know too much about these great Photos - photos which I simply must post for this month’s Photo Opportunity.

As far as I can tell - these super photos were taken for The American Film Institute (AFI) in 1973. The American Film Institute is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honours the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. 

The ‘AFI Life Achievement Award’ was established by the board of directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973, to honour a single individual for their lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion pictures and television. The recipient is selected and honoured at an annual ceremony, with the award presented by a master of ceremonies and, recently, the prior year's recipient.

These photos tie-in nicely actually as 1973 was the year that Clint became a member – that year’s first Life Achievement Award was also presented to western legend, John Ford. Director John Ford was a unanimous choice of the board of trustees for the first award as he "clearly stands preeminent in the history of motion pictures." President Richard Nixon attended the gala dinner at which Ford was presented the award on March 31, 1973.

Clint would receive the AFI Life Achievement himself on February 29th, 1996 and was presented by  his friend, Steven Spielberg. 

Anyway, 3 great photos for the month of September...