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Gene Hackman and his wife found dead
According to the US media, the two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, the pianist Betsy Arakawa, are dead. The causes of death are still unclear.
The corpses of the US actor (95) and his wife were found on Wednesday, as several US media reported in the US state of New Mexico citing the Santa Fe district.
A spokeswoman for the sheriff said ABC News and CNN that the couple had been found in a social control after a neighbor reported who was concerned about the well -being of the two. Nothing was initially announced at the cause of death. However, it is not assumed that it was a crime, the spokeswoman for the sheriff office, Denise Womack-Avila, told CNN on Thursday. The couple’s dog was also found dead.
According to reports, the officials are expected to publish a statement with further details on Thursday.
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This film brought Gene Hackman the breakthrough: in 1967 producer and leading actor Warren Beatty (right) committed to the film “Bonnie and Clyde” directed by Arthur Penn. The film became a box office hit – and Hackman received his first Oscar nomination. From then on he was considered one of the leading actors of New Hollywood © Courtesy Everett Collection/ More 
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Hackman played his first major role in the strip in 1964 “Lilith” With Warren Beatty, who was for three years later “Bonnie and Clyde” committed. As Clydes Gangster brother, Hackman received his first Oscar nomination as the best supporting actor.
Gene Hackmann returned Hollywood
After his breakthrough as an Oscar -winning main actor “French Connection” (1971) it went uphill quickly with the career. In “Scarecrow” he plays a racer, in “The conversation” ((“The dialogue”) a paranoid listening specialist. With cash gaps like the John Grisham film adaptation “The Company” and “Crimson Tide” he made it on Hollywood’s A list. He is also known from films like “Merciless” and “The Royal Tenenbaums”.
However, the character actor had withdrawn from Hollywood decades ago. He retired at the age of almost 75. But he wrote books, such as the civil war novel “Escape from Andersonville” (2008) and the police thriller “Pursuit” (2013) – and kept fit into old age. With his second wife Betsy Arakawa, he lived away from the dream factory, in rural Santa Fe. Hackman had three children with his first wife.
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