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Beverly Hills, Calif – 19 January 2003
1. STILL IMAGE: Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Beverly Hills, Calif – June 1993
2. STILL IMAGE: Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa in June 1993. (AP Photo, File)
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Toronto – 19 September 1998
3.Medium Gene Hackman speaks to reporter at "Antz" premiere at the Toronto Film Festival
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Cannes, France – 12 May 2000
4. Various of red carpet of "Under Suspicion" premiere with Gene Hackman and co-stars Monica Bellucci and Morgan Freeman
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Los Angeles – 14 December 2001
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gene Hackman, actor
"You know the older you get the tougher some of the dialogue becomes, you don’t retain all of it, so that part is becoming a little harder. I like it so much that I find it harder to do now because I am maybe more intent than I have ever been, intent on making it work, making happen. So I suppose I give off an aura of being difficult, that’s just the way it happens, it’s what I require to do the work."
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Los Angeles – 19th January 2003
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gene Hackman – Winner of Cecil.B.De Mile award
"It’s all I ever wanted to do . So few people ever get what they really want in life. You give up a lot in terms of family , you are always in North Africa or someplace, but it is a make believe world and it is what I wanted to do as a child.. And so I’ve filled a lot of my dreams"
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Santa Fe, New Mexico – 27 February 2025
8. Firetruck driving uphill to Hackman’s home
9. Various of drone aerials of home and surrounding areas ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.
The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve replacement and an irregular heart beat. He was given a pacemaker in April 2019.
Hackman’s carbon monoxide concentration was less than 5% saturation, which is within the normal range. He tested negative for the hantavirus, which is a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings.
Authorities have said Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, likely died Feb. 11 at home from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Her autopsy report hasn’t yet been released.
A toxicology report says Hackman tested negative for alcohol and intoxicating drugs, but that he had a low concentration of acetone in his system that indicates prolonged fasting.
Hackman appeared to have outlived Arakawa at home by about a week, possibly unaware of his wife’s death. Hackman’s pacemaker showed an abnormal heart rhythm on Feb. 18 — the day he likely died, according to the state’s chief medical examiner.
Records released earlier in the investigation showed Arakawa made phone calls and internet searches as she scoured for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.
Recently released videos outline the scope of the investigation into the deaths of Hackman and Arakawa.
Before they understood how Hackman and Arakawa died, authorities recorded themselves conducting interviews with workers and returning to Hackman’s home to search for more evidence. Detectives searched the home in early March for Arakawa’s laptop and other clues.
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