RIP: Gene Hackman, 95

[thewayne]

Wow. Now, 95 is an extremely respectable age, but this is a weird one, and I'm just going to quote the Rolling Stone article:

"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 Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. A cause of death was not immediately available, though authorities confirmed there was no indication of foul play.

So I'm guessing either suicide(s) or probably gas leak, the latter being the cause of death of Weird Al Yankovic's parents a few years ago. Pretty tragic, it happened while he was on tour - and he kept the tour going and completed it, but stopped all press interviews after the shows.

His career was just too long and storied to sum up. His first Oscar nomination was playing Clyde's older brother Buck in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), his first win was 1971's The French Connection. The Poseidon Adventure, Superman and Superman II as Lex Luthor, Reds, Mississippi Burning, Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, the list goes on. For awards: five Oscar nominations (two wins), three Golden Globes (as well as a Cecil B. DeMille Award), and two BAFTAs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/gene-hackman-obituary-1234810413/

Comments

[elayna]

I have to assume gas leak because how else can two people and a pet die without signs of trauma? I was thinking that I’m sorry he passed, but 95 is a good age, but now I’m even more sorry for the wife (I’m assuming younger) and the pet. And the kids, if they had any, losing both parents would be such a shock.