An initial pathologist report found that Gene Hackman likely died on Feb. 17, according to the actor’s pacemaker activity. The Santa Fe Sheriff’s County held a press conference Friday afternoon to provide an update on the circumstances of Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths, and while much of the information …
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The deaths of actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been deemed “suspicious,” according to a Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office search warrant. Although “foul play isn’t suspected,” the circumstances of deaths necessitated further investigation, the sheriff’s office said. “The official results of the autopsy and toxicology …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gene Hackman‘s film career is shorthand for greatness, from roles like Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation to Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. As Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield put it, “no …
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Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar-winning actor whose compelling gravitas and simple humanity made him an onscreen fixture for 40 years, has died at 95. The actor, his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Wednesday, according to …
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Numerous actors and filmmakers have paid tribute to award-winning actor Gene Hackman following his death at 95. The actor, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their dog were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Feb. 26, adding an additional sense of tragedy to the loss. …
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If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Gene Hackman, it’s in Night Moves, the 1975 Arthur Penn neo-noir where he’s a washed-up football player turned detective. He’s on a case where he hunts a movie star’s runaway teenage daughter in the Florida Keys. But at one point …
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It’s not a movie chase scene so much as the movie chase scene: a breakneck race against time between a criminal on an elevated subway and a cop in a commandeered car, careening through the streets of Brooklyn at ridiculous speeds. The bad guy works for a European drug cartel, …
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