Clint Eastwood’s secret daughter, who was given up for adoption by her mother at birth, only discovered the Hollywood legend was her father after a hunt for her biological parents as an adult, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
In a story straight from a movie script, Laurie Murray, 64, then approached the Academy Award-winning actor, who had no idea that she existed, and the two established a close relationship, sharing a love of golf and the outdoors, and going on family vacations together, a close friend tells DailyMail.com.
Murray is a mother-of-two from the small, affluent town of Lakewood, Washington, around an hour from Seattle.
She was pictured and acknowledged as Clint’s daughter for the first time on Monday with the celebrated actor’s seven other children at the premiere of his latest movie, The Mule, in Los Angeles, where she gave her name to photographers as ‘Laurie Eastwood’.
Party of eight: Siblings Kimber Lynn Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Francesca Eastwood, Alison Eastwood,
Laurie Eastwood (circled), Kathryn Eastwood, Morgan Eastwood, Scott Eastwood
Her existence was first revealed by Eastwood biographer Patrick McGilligan, who said Laurie’s mother had a serious relationship in Seattle with the star while he was engaged to first wife, Maggie Johnson. The relationship ended and on discovering she was pregnant, the woman, who has not been identified, put the baby up for adoption.
Laurie was adopted by a couple in Seattle.
The family friend told DailyMail.com: ‘This all happened around 30 years ago. Laurie had been really interested in finding out who her real parents were and hired someone to help her. When they found the paperwork, her biological mother had written down Clint Eastwood’s name.
‘From what it appeared, Clint Eastwood had no idea that she was even pregnant.’
It is unclear how Laurie made contact with Clint Eastwood but the news was received positively.
The friend, who did not wish to be named, said: ‘I don’t think she had the best upbringing, certainly not privileged. When she found her biological parents, she reached out to her mother but she didn’t want to be contacted.
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