DailyMail has revealed the heartwarming story of Laurie Murray, Clint Eastwood’s secret daughter, who was given up for adoption by her mother at birth.
Laurie only discovered the identity of her biological father after a hunt for her biological parents as an adult.
The Academy Award-winning actor had no idea that she existed, but Laurie approached him, and they established a close relationship.
They share a love of golf and the outdoors and go on family vacations together, according to a close friend of the family.
Laurie is now 64 years old and a mother of two from Lakewood, Washington, a small, affluent town about an hour from Seattle.
She was pictured and acknowledged as Clint’s daughter for the first time at the premiere of his latest movie, The Mule, in Los Angeles, where she gave her name to photographers as ‘Laurie Eastwood’.
She was seen enjoying a drink with Clint at the reception at the Regency Village Theatre.
Eastwood biographer Patrick McGilligan revealed that Laurie’s mother had a serious relationship with the star in Seattle while he was engaged to first wife, Maggie Johnson.
The relationship ended, and when Laurie’s mother discovered that she was pregnant, she put the baby up for adoption. Laurie was adopted by a couple in Seattle.
A family friend told DailyMail that Laurie had been interested in finding out who her biological parents were and had hired someone to help her.
When they found the paperwork, her biological mother had written down Clint Eastwood’s name.
It is unclear how Laurie made contact with Clint Eastwood, but the news was received positively.
The source added that people in Lakewood were bemused by the fact that nobody had known about Clint’s eldest daughter until this week.
Everyone in Lakewood knew that Clint Eastwood was her father, and they have known for about 20 years, although she never goes by Laurie Eastwood.
Laurie Murray has been married for several decades to Lowell Thomas Murray III, 65, who goes by Toby.
He is part of a prominent family, which has lived in Lakewood for several generations and ran a successful timber company, Murray Pacific, for more than a century.
They own a large property in Lakewood, along with a home on a private golf course, The Hideaway, in California.
Clint’s granddaughter Kelsey married in June 2016, and it is believed that the wedding was held at Clint’s ranch in Mission, California.
She is a real estate broker in Tacoma. Clint Eastwood attended the wedding of his grandson, LT, to wife Kaitlin, in Washington State in 2012.
Laurie’s children, Lowell Thomas IV, known as LT, and Kelsey, met their grandfather for the first time in Sun Valley, Idaho, and they all went skiing together, the source said.
LT, 35, describes himself on Instagram as an ‘actor, poet, yogi and writer’, and also appears to work as a model and fitness coach.
He bears a striking resemblance to his famous grandfather and his uncle, 32-year-old Hollywood actor Scott Eastwood.
Clint Eastwood has eight children with six different women, including his two ex-wives.
Alison Eastwood, Clint’s daughter with first wife Maggie Johnson, also wrote about the reunion on Instagram.
“I’m not sure there has ever been a picture of all 8 kids together, but here it is,” she wrote in the caption.
Clint Eastwood’s youngest child, 22-year-old Morgan Eastwood, confirmed that Laurie was her sister as she celebrated the family reunion.
