Oscarscar winner Gene hackman and his wife, classic pianist Betsy Arakawawere married for more than 30 years before Were found dead On Wednesday, February 26.
Hackman first married with Faye Maltese fRom from 1956 to 1986. The couple shared three children, Christopher, Elizabeth and Leslie. Maltese died in 2017.
It Superman The actor married Betsy Arakwa in 1991. The couple remained together until their respective deaths in February 2025. Hackman was 95. Arakawa was 63 years old.
Move -down to take a look at Hackman and Arakawa’s biggest relationship moments:
1980
Hackman and Arakawa began to leave in the mid -1980’s after separating from their first wife, Faye Maltese.
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In an interview with the Florida South Sun-Sentinal In 1985, Hackman emphasized that, unlike his character, Harry Mackenzie, in his film at that time, Twice in life“He did not leave my wife of real life for a younger woman.”
“We just separated.
1989
A piece of profile to The New York Times He said that “for the last five years” Hackman had “lived quietly with a 28 -year -old woman named Betsy Arakawa, a classic pianist he met while working part -time in a California gym.”
1990
By 1990, Hackman and Arakawa had moved to a newly built house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they resided until their death. The couple opened to their house Architectural digestion At that moment.
The departure described the house as “12 hectares of hill covered with Piñon a few kilometers north of Santa Fe, with a 360 -degree view that extends to the mountains of Colorado”.
Discussing the furniture, Hackman said, “We bought some things in Santa Fe. Other things came from auctions in New York, an antique shop in Germany that Betsy and I found, and from Los Angeles. It’s a good combination of gentle southwest pieces and hard-cut antiques.”
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1991
Hackman and Arakawa were married in 1991.
1999
Hackman and Arakawa adopted a German shepherd named gene after two lost dogs passed to the Hackman movie as a whole The replacementsto Baltimore, for The sun of Baltimore. The other Stray was named Keanu after its cost in the movie, Keanu Reeves.
The couple already had two German shepherds at home in New Mexico.
“(Hackman) and his wife were very good for us. They went through the passes of adoption just like everyone else. ” Phil Staelens of non-kill Shelter Animal Rescue Inc. He said to the departure at that time. “(Gene Hackman) thanked us and apologized for having taken up our time. (Betsy Hackman) visited the dog again, then took him to New Mexico. “”
2014
At that time, he retired from the interpretation, Hackman went to write novels. Talking to the ‘Writer’s bone’ podcast about his latest book, PursuitThe actor said Arakawa had helped him perfect his style of writing.
“If, in fact, I have a style, I came from repeated editions, the suggestions of friends and the specific readings of my wife,” he said.
2020
In a rare interview with Empire The magazine, Hackman, shared some knowledge of his post-goodness with Arakawa. He said that the couple liked to see “DVD my wife rents,” adding, “we like the simple stories that some of the low budget films manage to produce.”
According to The Outlet, Hackman and Arakawa were reserved every Friday night to see the comedy channel together. He liked especially Eddie Izzard. “The speed of thought is amazing,” he said.
2024
More than 30 years after marrying -Hackman and Arakawa were first seen in public in years. To the pictures obtained by Six page In March 2024, the couple came out of the kitchen of seafood Pappadeaux in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the photos, Hackman, at the age of 93, was located walking with the help of a stick and kept in his wife’s arm.