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Gene Hackman's Friend Says Actor Would've Died ‘Long Ago’ Without His Wife
Gene Hackman’s longtime friend Tom Allin said the actor would've died “long ago” without the care of his wife Battery Arakawa
In a lengthy look into the mysterious passing of the actor, 95, and his wife, published on Saturday, March 8, the New York Times spoke to Tom Allin, a longtime friend of the pair. Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Family members of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were reportedly concerned about the couple’s wellbeing ahead of their recent deaths. On Friday, March 7, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said in a press conference that Arakawa died one week before Hackman, though it was unlikely the actor was aware of her death due to his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
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