Of Hawaiian origin, he married the actor in 1991. Both met in a gym and led a discreet life.
Actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead with their dog at their home on Tuesday in Santa Fe, in the state of New Mexico (United States). Police sources have confirmed the tragic news to local media. At the moment the causes of the deaths or when they could have occurred, although the first investigations have not appreciated indications of crime or violence are unknown.
The well -known American actor, 95, winner of two Oscar awards for his participation in the films Without forgiveness and French Connection. Against the drug empirehe had disappeared from the public sphere at the beginning of the century once the cinema of his life parked. He retired in his ranch in Santa Fe, where he spent the last years of his life accompanied by Arakawa.
Betsy Arakawa, the pianist who met Gene Hackman in a gym
There are few details of Hackman’s second wife, with whom he married in 1991 in a discreet ceremony. DE Hawaiian origin, Arakawa was a classic pianist by profession. The interpreter met her in the mid -eighties when she worked part -time in a California gym frequented by the actor. He was 32 years old, 63 at the time of his death. They had no children between them.
Hackman always denied that he left his first wife, Faye Maltese, with whom he was married from 1956 to 1986, by Arakawa. “I did not leave my wife in real life for a younger woman. We simply distance ourselves. We lost sight of ourselves. When you work in this business, marriage requires a lot of work and love, ”he said in the middle South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Betsy Arakawa
Gentileness: People
Since the withdrawal of Hackman the couple has tried to stay away from the spotlights and live their life in private surrounded by nature. Bicycle, listening to music, writing (the actor published several novels), drawing … were his relaxed Hobbies.
The last time they were seen, after 21 years without public appearances -from the Golden Globes gala, in 2003 -, it was in March 2024. The Page Six portal published an image in which Gene took Betsy by the arm at the exit of a restaurant in Santa Fe.
Actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at home
A Sheriff’s statement said the agents found the 95 -year -old A Arakawa actor, 64, dead Wednesday afternoon around 1:45 pm
“At this time it is not suspected that there has been a crime as a factor in those deathsbut the exact cause of death has not been determined. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office carries out an active and ongoing investigation, “the authorities said.
Source: Ambito
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