NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#1
Posted: 2/27/25 at 7:57am
Found with wife and dog
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/obituaries/gene-hackman-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E4.pxbn.jM-HN408-o0Y
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#2
Posted: 2/27/25 at 8:03am
I’m so confused. Hackman, his 64-year-old wife, and their dog were all found dead in their home but… no foul play? That’s extremely bizarre.
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#3
Posted: 2/27/25 at 8:28am
ColorTheHours048 said: "I’m so confused. Hackman, his 64-year-old wife, and their dog were all found dead in their home but… no foul play? That’s extremely bizarre."
possibly means gas leak / carbon monoxide poisoning.
no foul play means they don't think it's murder.
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#4
Posted: 2/27/25 at 9:33am
This could also have been a decision to end life together. It’s quite common. One partner may be close to passing away naturally, and the younger/healthy partner can’t bear the thought of living without them, so they simply call the shots and decide the timing themselves.
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#5
Posted: 2/27/25 at 9:37am
Saw a brief mention on the crawl of the morning news as I had breakfast and thought I misread it. Thanks for posting the NYTimes link MezzA101.
Fir me his most affecting performance was in The Conversation. Watched it fir the first time on TV with my Dad when I was about 12 maybe. Such a mind bender.
On the other end of the spectrum is the film he made with Liza & Burt Reynolds, 1975's Lucky Lady. It's bad but enjoyable. That obit was right about how he really cranked the films out in the 70's.
They don't make them like they used to.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#6
Posted: 2/27/25 at 12:41pm
Hackman and Wife Were Found Dead in Separate Rooms, Sheriff Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/gene-hackman-wife-dead-new-mexico.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E4.VM7q.rIdTKVDeMuNG
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#7
Posted: 2/27/25 at 12:53pm
Nathan Lane: ''Gene Hackman was my favorite actor.''
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-death-reactions-francis-ford-coppola-1236322137/
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#8
Posted: 2/27/25 at 1:10pm
Gene Hackman’s wife found mummified and bloated by workers who hadn’t seen couple for two weeks: cops
https://nypost.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-and-wifes-death-investigated-as-suspicious-after-door-was-found-open-pills-found?
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#9
Posted: 2/27/25 at 1:11pm
Gene Hackman and the Pugnacious Nature of Surprise
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/movies/gene-hackman-appraisal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0E4.wOKm.1RqYpYXcUIsC
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#10
Posted: 2/27/25 at 2:01pm
Deaths found to be "suspicious"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-investigation-santa-fe-sheriffs-rcna193960
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#11
Posted: 2/27/25 at 3:16pm
Thoughtfulness and tact from the NYPost, as always.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#12
Posted: 2/27/25 at 3:39pm
BorisTomashevsky said: "This could also have been a decision to end life together. It’s quite common. One partner may be close to passing away naturally, and the younger/healthy partner can’t bear the thought of living without them, so they simply call the shots and decide the timing themselves."
I doubt this happened. One of their dogs died as well,so why would they kill the dog too?
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#13
Posted: 2/27/25 at 3:45pm
fosterfan2 said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "This could also have been a decision to end life together. It’s quite common. One partner may be close to passing away naturally, and the younger/healthy partner can’t bear the thought of living without them, so they simply call the shots and decide the timing themselves."
I doubt this happened. One of their dogs died as well,so why would they kill the dog too?
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It's also being reported that there were two other dogs that were alive and running around. So why would they kill one dog and not the other two?
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#14
Posted: 2/27/25 at 3:52pm
God, what a tragic end for such a wonderful and beloved talent. Hopefully closure can be found for their family and loved ones.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#15
Posted: 2/27/25 at 3:58pm
The dog that died was trapped in its kennel. The other two were free-roaming and had access to a doggie door.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#16
Posted: 2/27/25 at 7:49pm
I was sadly thinking suicide. But if the two dogs not kennelled survived by going through the doggy doors, then it was likely an accident involing carbon monoxide (though why was there not still a leak when the bodies were discovered?). It's an awful thing, either way, but I hope it was an accident.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#17
Posted: 2/27/25 at 11:42pm
The more news I read, the more hinky this whole thing looks.
As others have said, what a sad end for what was truly one of the great American film actors. Mississippi Burning was a film my parents showed me as a kid that really stuck with me, as well as The Birdcage, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bonnie & Clyde, and of course Superman.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#18
Posted: 3/2/25 at 5:32am
Mystery of Gene Hackman’s Death Brings Grief and Bewilderment to Santa Fe
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/us/gene-hackman-death-mystery-santa-fe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.004.cNod.h-OHn3TZqs83&smid=nytcore-android-share
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#19
Posted: 3/7/25 at 5:38pm
I did not think this story could get sadder. I was wrong.
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-died-week-after-wife-1236331489/
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#20
Posted: 3/7/25 at 5:39pm
Betsy Arakawa Hackman is believed to have died around February 11 of hantavirus, "a rare disease that can infect humans through contact with rodents."
Gene Hackman died on February 18 of heart disease and Alzheimer's.
I cannot even fathom how harrowing his final days must have been. Devastating.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/investigation-update-gene-hackman-death-03-07-25/index.html
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#21
Posted: 3/7/25 at 8:20pm
That is just so heartbreaking and tragic. Maybe more so than any of the darker speculation.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#22
Posted: 3/7/25 at 9:21pm
I think suicide wouid have been darker, since it would imply suffering despair. Neverthess, what did happen is absoultely horrfiying and depressing. I don't understand why they didn't care someone working to look after them, especially at their age and considering their individual infirmities. I guess she considered herself capable of looking after him. I am baffled by and don't what to know how she managed somehow to eat rat feces. It's nightmarish. Depite the fame and money difference, they represent threat many older people face, being alone and unable to care of themselves.
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NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#23
Posted: 3/7/25 at 10:08pm
joevitus said: " I am baffled by and don't what to know how she managed somehow to eat rat feces. It's nightmarish.
It’s spread by breathing in particles in the air. Like if cleaning up rat dropping.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#24
Posted: 3/7/25 at 10:52pm
Ah, okay.
NYT: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95#25
Posted: 3/8/25 at 6:51pm
A Haunting Coda: The 7 Days Gene Hackman’s Wife Could No Longer Care for Him
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/us/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U4.oNFP.tno8GBNfcEVl&smid=nytcore-android-share
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