Roxanne Tunis, best known for her relationship with Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, died on Monday at the age of 93. Confirming the death, her daughter Kimber Eastwood said that her father was as sad as she was. She further said, “Our lives are forever changed.”
Roxanne Tunis-Clint Eastwood RelationshipRoxanne Tunis and Clint Eastwood were involved in a 14-year-long romantic relationship while both were married to different people. She is considered ‘one of Clint Eastwood’s true loves’, they were in a relationship from 1959 to 1973. It is also said that Eastwood is devastated currently after her demise.
Where did Roxanne Tunis Meet Clint Eastwood?A daughter of Latino immigrants, Pietro Trunzo and Theresa Costa, Roxanne met the Hollywood icon on the set of the television show ‘Rawhide’ where she played the role of a stuntwoman. They fell in love immediately. It was 1959 and Clint Eastwood was at the peak of his career. But at that time, Roxanne was married to Jack Watson Scheck Jr. and Eastwood was married to Maggie Johnson.
Clint Eastwood Helps Roxanne TunisPeople believe that Clint Eastwood helped Roxanne Tunis get roles in many movies afterwards. She became a guest star in Eastwood’s film ‘Hang Em High’ in 1968. Later, she appeared in Eastwood’s directorial venture ‘Breezy’ in 1973 and action comedy ‘Every Which Way But Lose’ in 1978. Roxanne also appeared in other movies like ‘Take Her She Is Mine’ (1963) and ‘Blue City’ (1986).
Kimber’s BirthKimber was born to Roxanne and Clint Eastwood in 1964. The Hollywood icon seems to have paid handsomely to Roxanne Tunis for the maintenance and upbringing of their child Kimber, media reports said. They lived together till 1973. Roxanne Tunis moved to Denver, Colorado in
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