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Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home alongside one of their dogs
The Oscar-winning star of The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure has died, along with his classical musician wife, according to a Santa Fe sheriff
Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the couple’s home in a gated community called Old Sunset Trail on Wednesday afternoon to investigate the deaths of two elderly people and a dog. Hackman had further success in the 70s with roles in The Poseidon Adventure and A Bridge Too Far, and also displayed a talent for comedy with acclaimed turns in Young Frankenstein and Superman, playing the superhero’s nemesis Lex Luthor in the latter. But his best work of the decade could be found in films that few went to see: Arthur Penn’s mystery noir Night Moves, Jerry Schatzberg’s road movie Scarecrow and Francis Ford Coppola’s Palme d’Or-winning conspiracy thriller The Conversation.
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