Authorities recently released a new cache of records in the death investigation of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa — including a series of heartfelt notes the couple left for each other, revealing the close-knit nature of their relationship even as Hackman’s health declined amid a battle with Alzheimer’s. The letters are at times humorous, sad, … Read more
Authorities have discovered new information changing the timeline of when they believe Academy Award winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died. The couple were found dead in their New Mexico home last month with officials saying the pair had been dead for some time before they were discovered by neighbourhood security. Officials … Read more
Reuters Reporters gathered outside the gated community where Hackman and his wife died Actor Gene Hackman was alone. The two-time Academy Award winner didn’t make any calls and missed meals. Medical experts say it’s possible the 95-year-old, who was in declining health and suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, did not even realise his … Read more
New Mexico officials have announced the cause of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, a week after they were found dead at their home in Santa Fe. Hackman died of heart disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a contributing factor, and Arakawa died several days before him of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Chief … Read more
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: Officials reveal causes of death for Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, says a New Mexico medical investigator. The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died from coronary artery disease, … Read more
Remembering Gene Hackman – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Gene Hackman, who appeared in more than 70 films and won two Academy Awards (for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven”), was found dead at his home near Santa Fe, N.M. this week. He was 95. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks back on Hackman’s brilliant career, and … Read more
One of Hollywood’s finest actors, two-time Academy Award-winner Gene Hackman died this past week at age 95. And while circumstances surrounding his death (along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa) remain very much a mystery, his legacy is in a class all its own. Hackman won Oscars playing a police detective who breaks the rules in … Read more
Out of the Hollywood spotlight, actor Gene Hackman painted, did Pilates and rode his bike in the Santa Fe, N.M., community where he and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were woven into the fabric of the local community. Friends said Hackman came to cherish the simpler life away from paparazzi and hype of the show business … Read more
The Oscars paid tribute to Gene Hackman Sunday night, just days after the two-time Academy Award winner, his wife and their dog were found dead in their home in New Mexico. “Our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend,” actor Morgan Freeman said of Hackman before an In Memoriam video recognized actors … Read more
In 2001, I got the chance to photograph Gene Hackman. The shoot took place Nov. 17 in a penthouse suite at the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills. I met with the publicist, with whom I had worked with many times, and I had carte blanche because she liked my photography. I set up … Read more
