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Summary
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities confirmed Thursday.
Foul play is not suspected, but an investigation is ongoing.
Hackman, a revered actor known for The French Connection and Unforgiven, retired from Hollywood two decades ago and spent his later years writing novels.
He lived in New Mexico since the 1980s, remaining largely out of the public eye. His death comes just days before this year’s Academy Awards.
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Longtime Democrat voter, was very proud to be labelled the enemy of Richard Nixon. I haven’t read his novels, I might look into them.
I never would have guessed that Gene Hackman and Michelle Trachtenberg would be in the same celebrity death triplet.
Is nr 3 already known or are tey 1 and 2
That’s some weird circumstances.
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Welp, time to watch Young Frankenstein right after watching prime cut. Maybe throw in some unforgiven and loose cannons for some show of range.
I didn’t realize he was 95 years old. Wow.
Damn. I just looked him up a month ago after rewatching Bat 21. I was happy to see he was still alive. I should have knocked on wood.
Bat 21 great fucking movie. Today is a sad day indeed.
Insane that it’s based on a true story.
This would be a good time to rewatch Mississippi Burning
Per TMZ: Gene Hackman, Wife Betsy Deaths Called ‘Suspicious’ https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-death-investigation-suspicious/
That’s just their probable cause to enter the property and search. The bar on that is incredibly low and they’d likely have succeeded with the bodies alone and not just the door unlocked.
