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The surprising reason why Gene Hackman was branded 'ruler of Australia' before his death


Gene Hackman will forever be known as one of the greatest actors of his generation following his tragic death aged 95 this week.

Leslie and her sister, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, can only speculate that their father and stepmother - along with one of their dogs - may have been killed by inhaling toxic fumes due to a carbon monoxide leak. The family is still waiting to hear from police exactly what happened and when they passed away since the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said that their bodies had been in their home for at least a day before deputies found them deceased. The 95-year-old actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found dead on Wednesday in separate rooms of their $3.8 million Santa Fe, New Mexico home

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