Posted on 11/14/2009 8:14:45 AM PST by GOPsterinMA
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy made American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor on Friday.
The citation for the highly coveted decoration said Eastwood, 79, was honored for his body of work, his longevity and his ability to delight audiences around the globe.
Former French President Jacques Chirac had honored Eastwood as a knight 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.
Speaking in English, Eastwood thanked Sarkozy and the French people.
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I guess the Legion of Honor really made Mr. Eastwood’s day.
The real bummer here is there were no Carla Bruni pics in the article. :)
The French also loved Jerry Lewis. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1984.
Does he outrank Roman Polanski now?
He got it for single-handedly knocking a lot of people up.
My comment was a one-liner, so just to make sure there is no misunderstanding (and I have no actual knowledge whether or not Roman Polanski was ever honored in that way): If Clint should now ‘outrank’ Polanski, he would be in a good position to give him a serious ass-kicking...
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