5 days ago · World-renowned actor Gene Hackman was found dead on Wednesday alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, late last night in their New Mexico home. The two-time Oscar winner was 95 years old. Hackman as ...

6 days ago · Gene Hackman (L) and Rufus Parnell “Parnelli” Jones celebrate during three days of racing–including the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race–at Watkins Glen, c. 1979. Penske Media/Getty Images Also with lawyer-turned-novelist George V. Higgins, whose best-known book, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, was turned into a successful movie that starred ...

5 days ago · Gene Hackman retired from acting in 2004 and mostly evaded the limelight living in Santa Fe. ... Hackman shared his racing philosophy with the Times: “In order to be really good, you have to be absolutely the opposite. You must be extremely careful. You have to think in a very orderly fashion.

Hackman in the U.S. Marine Corps. Eugene Allen Hackman was born on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, to Anna Lyda Elizabeth (née Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman. [1] He had a brother named Richard. Their mother was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. [2] The family moved frequently, finally settling in Danville, Illinois, where they lived in the house of Anna's English-born mother ...

Gene Hackman was prolific in his work & was in a large number of well known movies. Not only that, it was a mix of genres. He was Buck Barrow ... Hackman participated in auto racing. In 1983, he participated in the 24 Hours of Daytona Endurance Race & at one point, he won the Long Beach Celebrity Grand Prix, which ran from 1996 to 2008. ...

5 days ago · Hackman, a former Marine, had a passion for auto racing. He raced in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1983, driving a Toyota for Dan Gurney in the sports car endurance race at Daytona International Speedway.

5 days ago · Gene Hackman, who brought an Everyman sense of reality, often coupled with a flinty menace, ... Hackman began racing sports cars in the mid-’70s. But, he told The Times in 1988, “the driving ...

5 days ago · Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans for a single reason: His unforgettable role as Hickory Huskers coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers,” the 1986 movie loosely based on tiny Milan’s run to the 1954 Indiana state title. Plump was the star of that Milan team.

5 days ago · Gene Hackman, a celebrated actor whose death at 95 was announced on Thursday, ... Mr. Hackman had a brief stint in professional auto racing in the 1980s, competing in a few events, but ultimately ...

Jan 25, 2012 · Gene Hackman: Racer-turned-instructor Bob Bondurant, veteran of four Daytona 24s, said that actor Hackman, an accomplished stunt pilot, might have been the most talented celebrity racer he...