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Gene Hackman was found dead inside his New Mexico home on Feb. 26, 2025, at the age of 95. The acclaimed actor’s wife, Betsy ...
The drama playing out over the actor’s assets offers valuable lessons for anyone, and is a cautionary tale for stepfamilies.
Nathan Lane also shared that his exchange with the two-time Oscar winner when they danced together in The Birdcage was largely unscripted. Hackman’s “I bet you were wonderful” in response to Lane’s ...
Gene Hackman remembered that he was out playing in the street one day as a 13-year-old boy, and he saw his dad driving off and just sort of casually waved to him.
Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics like “The French Connection,” “The Conversation” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected ...
Gene Hackman's family said their final goodbyes.The “Birdcage” actor likely died on Feb. 17 or 18 from heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease being a contributing factor, New ...
The eldest of that contingent, Hackman is less familiar to young audiences than the others, having withdrawn from acting more than 20 years ago, in order to write and paint in Santa Fe, New Mexico ...
The news of Gene Hackman's passing was an undeniable tragedy. This was, after all, a man who had contributed so much to the world of cinema through performances that seemed both challenging and ...
Gene Hackman’s final autopsy indicates the actor had not eaten for an extended period of time prior to his death in February. The official report from the Office of the Medical Investigator in ...
Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) One officer said he hadn’t yet taken photos.