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Gene Hackmans Autopsy Reveals Shocking Medical History & Wife Died From Hantavirus
Gene Hackman Dead at 95: Iconic Actor and Wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, Are Found Dead
The Couple, Who Had Been Married Since 1991 Were Found With Their Dog at Santa Fe Home
MailOnline 27 FEB 2025
Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman at the 1968 Academy Awards, where Hoffman was nominated for Best Actor in The Graduate and Hackman was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Bonnie and Clyde
The couple, who had been married since 1991, and their dog were found dead on Wednesday morning. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza did not provide a cause of death, nor did he say when the couple might have died.
Sheriffs deputies went to the couples home Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. It is unclear if authorities were conducting a welfare check or responding to a report of the deaths.
Mendoza added that officials are in the middle of a preliminary death investigation and waiting on approval of a search warrant. The tragic fate of their dog could be key in the mystery surrounding their deaths and help detectives piece together the couples final moments.
Hackman, a two time Oscar winner with an estimated net worth of $80million, just turned 95 in late January. He became a recluse in the last 20 years of his life, after retiring from acting in 2004. He packed up his things, left Los Angeles for a quiet life in New Mexico and he never looked back.
Some initially thought that the shocking decision had to do with his marriage, but Hackman actually quit acting because of the severe stress he was under - which became too much to handle after he started to have issues with his heart.
The straw that broke the camels back was actually a stress test that I took in New York, he said of his retirement in a 2009 interview. The doctor advised me that my heart wasnt in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress.
The former Marine appeared in more than 80 films, as well as on television and the stage during his lengthy career that started in the early 1960s.
The actor was first propelled into the spotlight when he starred in Bonnie and Clyde in 1967, and he went on to star in a slew of beloved movies and TV shows like Superman, The French Connection and Get Shorty, to name a few.
Hackman was married twice, most recently to 63 year old classical pianist Arakawa. He had three children with his first wife Faye Maltese.
Mississippi Burning 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZyxZYgKIg
Gene Hackman Best Moments on Screen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcwSRF7lkM
Hackman is seen with his wife Betsy Arakawa (pictured, right) in March 2024. It was the first time in two decades that the couple, had been married since 1991, were seen out and about
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