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Gene Hackman would have died 'long ago' without the care of wife Betsy, claims late actor's pal
Tom Allin was a longtime friend of Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy.
During their 20+ year friendship, Allin said it was Arakawa who set up her husband's golf dates and visits from pals, via email or the phone as Hackman didn't seem interested in technology. He also recalled Arakawa, a classically trained pianist from Hawaii, mixing soda water into Hackman's wine and made sure The French Connection star ate healthfully. Family friend Tom Allin told The New York Times that Hackman once said he would have died 'long ago' if wife Betsy Arakawa had not been there to take care of him (Pictured in Rancho Mirage, CA in November 1991)
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