hackman
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Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner whose storied acting career included “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” was found dead along with his wife on Feb. 26.
Hackman was 95, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, was 65.
Hackman was known as an actor’s actor, sought out by movie stars and top directors who craved the experience of working with him.
With a roughed-up face that defied Hollywood glamour, Hackman helped carve a path for unconventional leading men who in another era might have been pigeonholed as side characters.
A drastic slowdown in the streaming business has delivered a major blow to Hackman Capital Partners, the largest independent owner and operator of soundstages.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.