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Gene Hackman, Wife and Dog Found Dead in Santa Fe Home


Gene Hackman, his wife and also his dog have been found dead. This is a horrible story and you can read more about it now.

Gene Hackman, a two-time Academy Award winner who starred in such classic movies as The French Connection and Hoosiers, has passed away. (Photo by HECTOR MATA / AFP)The actor and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were BOTH found dead at their home in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, February 26, according to Santa Fe New Mexican, citing County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)Following the news of Hackman’s passing director Francis Ford Coppola was among the first to pay tribute to the actor, who he worked with on 1974’s The Conversation.

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