The legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman was found dead at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa – says “Santa Fe New Mexican”, citing the police. The officers discovered on Wednesday afternoon the bodies of two-time Oscar winner, who was 95 years old, and 63-year-old Arakawa (the actor’s wives for 34 years), as well as their dog. No crime is suspected or the cause of death was given. The message was confirmed on Thursday by the sheriff of Santa Fe, Adan Mendoza.
Who was Arakawa Betsy? What do we know about Gene Hackman’s wife?
Betsy Arakawa and Hackman got married in 1991. The actor divorced his first wife, Faye Maltese, in 1986, after spending 30 years together and raising three children. However, Hackman in the press clearly assured that the relationship with his current wife was not the cause of the breakup of that marriage. They met in the gym, where the pianist was born in Hawaii, because it was hard to make a living only of playing. She was as hidden as her husband. She did not give interviews, she did not accompany him at industry events if he was going to them at all.
They preferred to spend time at home, often watching Arakawa films on DVD. – We like simple stories that manage to create some low -budget films – said the actor in 2020. They also had their Friday ritual – Every week they made a comedy marathon in front of the screen.
They had no children, Arakawa was the stepmother of the son and two daughters of Hackman. In their time they looked after three German shepherds. When Hackman worked with Keanu Reeves at the film “Reserve Season” in 1999, two dogs revolved near the film plan. The actor gave them to the local shelter, which he named Dogs of Gene and Keanu. Hackman and Arakawa adopted Gene a moment later.
Gene Hackman is dead. Last year he was seen with his wife for the first time in over 20 years
Hackman was one of the most outstanding actors of all time. He won two Oscars: for the films “French connector in 1971” and “without forgiveness” in 1992. He was also known, for example, from the role of Lex Luthor in films about Superman from the late 1970s and 80s, as well as in performances in the productions “Mississippi in fire”, “conversation” or “brilliant clan”. He was known for being a loner, he has not played in the film since 2004, when he played the Monroe “Eagle” by Cole in political satire “Welcome to Mooseport”. He announced that he was finishing with Hollywood and moved to New Mexico. Last year he and Betsy, a 63-year-old classic pianist, were seen together for the first time in two decades outside the house. Previously, they performed publicly in 2003 during the Golden Globes gala, where the actor received the Cecil B. Demille award for lifetime work.
In 2011, GQ magazine asked Hackman if he would ever come back from his pension to shoot one more film, to which the actor replied: “Maybe if I could do it in his own home, without bothering me and only with one or two people.” At the acting retirement, Hackman was the narrator of two documentary films About the maritime infantry: “The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima” (2016) and “We, The Marines” (2017). He also wrote the first (“Wake of the Perdido Star”) in 1999.
Source: Gazeta
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