We continue to pray for peace and comfort for the Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa family. I have to say, I loved the acting of Gene Hackman. The movie Hoosiers that he starred in hooked me! I also admire the fact he enlisted in the U.S. Marines at age 16, My dad did the same, but at age 17.
Did you Know that Gene Hackman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at age 16? He lied about his age. Hackman served from 1946 to 1951 in China, Japan and Hawaii. He earned the rank of Private First Class and was a radio operator in the service. He served in Operation Beleaguer and the Occupation of Japan during his four and half years in the Marines.
Gene Hackman had a decades-long love affair with the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was found dead on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
The Oscar-winning actor, 95, his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 64, and their dog were discovered at their home. Their causes of death are still being determined in the ongoing investigation.
Hackman, who was born in San Bernadino, California, and spent much of his childhood in Illinois, first fell for Santa Fe after working on several films there, according to a 1990 Architectural Digest feature about the Southwestern-style ranch home the couple shared.
“It had a kind of magic in it,” the actor said of the desert location. More Here
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