Yeah, this is one of the worst weeks for celebrity deaths I can remember in quite a while.
RIP Gene Hackman.
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Yeah, this is one of the worst weeks for celebrity deaths I can remember in quite a while.
RIP Gene Hackman.
Damn. 95 is a good run and you hoped he had a few more years left in him, especially with a loving wife to take care of him. There was a photo of him taken recently in a small cafe/restaurant and he appeared happy and healthy. Tragic accident. Going to watch The French Connection tonight in his memory.
RIP 
"We have lost one of the true giants of the screen. Gene Hackman could play anyone, and you could feel a whole life behind it. He could be everyone and no one, a towering presence or an everyday Joe. That’s how powerful an actor he was. He will be missed, but his work will live on forever."
- George Takei
- George Takei
Gene was one of my all-time favorite actors. The circumstances of his death are weird as hell, but until we know something for sure I'm focusing only on his career and life.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Luthor.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Luthor.
Terrible fate for Hackman and his wife. Peace on their next journey.
I will always consider G.H. one of most talented, unique actors in film (and TV) history, and has one of the most re-watchable catalogs.
For fantasy fans, check out his performance in "The Spores", a 2nd season episode of The Invaders (10/1967), where his energy and magnestism as an actor outshined nearly all of his co-stars.
Obviously, he will be missed.
I will always consider G.H. one of most talented, unique actors in film (and TV) history, and has one of the most re-watchable catalogs.
For fantasy fans, check out his performance in "The Spores", a 2nd season episode of The Invaders (10/1967), where his energy and magnestism as an actor outshined nearly all of his co-stars.
Obviously, he will be missed.
R.I.P. Lex Luthor
First Michelle Trachtenberg. Now, Gene Hackman.
Let's deal in facts as they come out.
The cause of death is still under investigation.
Actually, since this is a discussion board, it is certainly acceptable to propose the most likely hypothesis for something during conversations and adapt them to new information that may become available. You know, like that thing called the Scientific Method.
Well I have zero idea what you are talking about in your first topic there. Not sure where I made a thread about myself. I put forth the most likely reason (and even added words like "unfortunately" to try to head off the sensitive people that come out of the woodwork to cry about anything they perceive as offensive) for her death based on extrapolation for many other real world events throughout history.
As for your second sentence - yes you are completely wrong if you think that substance abuse issues is not the most likely scenario for a person who grew up as a child actor in Hollywood (ever hear of the curse that seems to follow those types?) and was showing physical symptoms consistent with heavy drug use. So, as I stated before, yes it may be another reason, but my hypothesis is the most likely (and guess what - it turned out to be true. Heavy alcohol abuse for one thing.)
So yeah, if people want to get offended by me stating my opinion and phrasing it so that it was clear that I wasn't reveling in her downfall, well then call me a troll and get all huffy about it if you like. That's your problem, not mine.
Can we take it down a notch? This thread is a memorial thread about Gene Hackman, not our personal opinions about the subject's private life. Whatever his demons may or may not have been, we'll eventually find out. Come on, can we at least have class in a MEMORIAL THREAD????
More information:
www.yahoo.com
Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead in home under 'suspicious' circumstances; 2 other dogs found alive
An investigation is underway after actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were mysteriously found dead alongside a dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, authorities said. The couple was found on Wednesday during a welfare check, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's...
The dog was the icing on the fecal cake. The first news was bad enough, but the dog, too?
The dog was the icing on the fecal cake. The first news was bad enough, but the dog, too?
A sad state of affairs all around.
Nope, people are frustrated at you making memorial threads about yourself:
You've received a reply ban to the thread.
Our local news has reported that the front door was open and unsecured. They are also reporting that the Santa Fire Department did not find any presence of carbon monoxide leakage. The New Mexico Gas Company has also tested the lines and didn't find any problems.
They are walking that back now. It was suspicious enough that they got a search warrant to conduct an extremely thorough search of the house. The sheriff's office is not ruling anything out and said it could have been natural causes or accidental death, but that it could have also been a double homicide or suicide.
Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths called ‘suspicious,’ bodies showed signs of ‘mummification’
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was found dead with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday afternoon.
www.foxnews.com
I haven't seen him in a whole lot; I know him from Superman and Young Frankenstein. I also evidently saw him in Marooned, but that was so long ago that I don't remember him in it.
He was indeed a "decent actor," and one who "tried to portray what was given to them in an honest fashion." And in what I've seen, he succeeded brilliantly.
RIP
He was indeed a "decent actor," and one who "tried to portray what was given to them in an honest fashion." And in what I've seen, he succeeded brilliantly.
RIP
