Clint Eastwood at 95: Inside the Hollywood Icon's Life a Year After His Girlfriend's Death

Clint Eastwood has deed a awesome milestone.

The Hollywood fable turns 95 connected Saturday, May 31, astir a twelvemonth since his longtime girlfriend Christina Sandera died.

Son Scott Eastwood precocious gave an update connected really his begetter was holding up, telling PEOPLE nan Gran Torino actor was "doing good" adding that, "he’s a survivor, a trouper.”

Scott, 39, added that erstwhile it comes to his father, nan Dirty Harry icon is not 1 to complain. "He was calved coming retired of nan Great Depression, and past he was young during World War II. He saw a batch of struggle," Scott said.

Sandera, Clint’s partner of 10 years, died of a bosom onslaught astatine property 61 past July. At nan time, nan Oscar victor released a connection saying, “Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much."

Speaking pinch Austrian newspaper Kurier up of his 95th birthday, nan prima expressed that astatine his age, he remains successful bully beingness style and nary 1 needs to interest astir his wellness "for a agelong clip yet."

"There’s nary logic why a man can’t get amended pinch age," Clint said successful nan question and reply published connected May 30. "And I person overmuch much acquisition today. Sure, location are board who suffer their touch astatine a definite age, but I’m not 1 of them."

While Clint has kept nationalist appearances to a minimum recently, he remains a awesome beingness successful Hollywood — specified arsenic his latest directorial task Juror #2.

The play stars Nicholas Hoult arsenic "family man" Justin Kemp, who serves arsenic a a juror successful a "high-profile execution trial" earlier he "finds himself struggling pinch a superior civilized dilemma, 1 he could usage to sway nan assemblage verdict and perchance convict — aliases free — nan accused killer," per a synopsis.

Speaking pinch PEOPLE astatine nan Oct. 27 premiere for nan movie astatine nan AFI Film Festival, Hoult revealed that he was "truly shocked" to beryllium cast, while sharing what it was for illustration to activity pinch nan Unforgiven star.

"He is cinema successful galore ways, arsenic an actor, nan performances he's given, nan films he's directed," Hoult said. "It's conscionable magic to beryllium connected group pinch him and [to have] learned from him. So I consciousness very, very lucky."

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Clint's family has besides celebrated immoderate milestones and achievements — specified arsenic boy Scott's upcoming films Tin Soldier and Alarum, nan second which stars Sylvester Stallone, and girl Morgan Eastwood marrying Tanner Koopmans past summer astatine nan Mission Ranch successful Carmel, California.

Last August, nan 1992 star revealed what meaningful proposal his celebrated dada has passed on to thief him pinch his acting career. "Follow your gut," Scott shared.