So we lost another great one....

[Gunner55]

That song was on her 1st album, but it never became popular until Clint Eastwood used in the 1st movie he directed. I was a Clint fan, even back then, so I seen the movie when it came out. I was a sophmore in high school.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Misty_for_Me

[LPS]

That was a spooky movie. 

[Rookie]

That she did. This one was popular when I was in jr. high. Can remember hearing it on the transistor radio I got for Christmas.

   https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=mrudT410TAI&t=6s 

Won a Grammy after Clint Eastwood asked that it be used in 1 of his movies.

[Rookie]

Gene Hackman.....Gone at 95 years.

One of the best actors of the 70's and 80's. Made some great and memorable movies. French Conection. and maybe one of the best if not the best sports movies ever made.....

HOOSIERS.....

[mike89]

yes a good actor..   RIP

[Scenic]

 I liked a few of his movies.  Always did a good job.   RIP.

[Bobberineyes]

I read they found him, his wife and dog dead....

[tangle tooth]

      Since I'm from Indiana, originally,  I liked him in "Hoosiers". He had a lot of excellent roles, though.

[Scenic]

I read they found him, his wife and dog dead....

I read that too.  "No foul play suspected"   Sad deal.

[Gunner55]

Yeah, they're kind of tight lipped about it so far. With the dog dead too................we were wondering if it might've been from carbon monoxide. 

[LPS]

What a great actor.  He was fun to hate too.  That is why he was so good at everything he did.  RIP Gene.

[Dotch]

Sad to hear of his passing. Enjoyed many of the roles he played, especially as Little Bill in Unforgiven, for which he won a supporting actor Oscar. I was wondering about the carbon monoxide thing too with the way it appears so far. Looked at the 3 day temperature log for Santa Fe. It's probable that they needed to use some supplemental heat with lows in the low 30's recently. Until something is official, that's only speculation. May they all rest in peace. 

[Jerkbiat]

Yeah, they're kind of tight lipped about it so far. With the dog dead too................we were wondering if it might've been from carbon monoxide. 

That is where my thought went also. RIP!! lots of good movies of his

[mike89]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-details-in-gene-hackman-death-pill-bottles-found-on-scene/vi-AA1zVKGJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=338e183602ea4bca87e0b17e3cc0f417&ei=43

and it gets more interesting

[Jerkbiat]

I seen that too Mike. Could get interesting

[glenn57]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-details-in-gene-hackman-death-pill-bottles-found-on-scene/vi-AA1zVKGJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=338e183602ea4bca87e0b17e3cc0f417&ei=43

and it gets more interesting

how does that explain the dead dog?? i could see one or the other...but both  but hen again who knows nowadays!!!!!!! iread a piece he had some heart things going on and its why form what it said he quit acting!!!

[fishwidow]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-details-in-gene-hackman-death-pill-bottles-found-on-scene/vi-AA1zVKGJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=338e183602ea4bca87e0b17e3cc0f417&ei=43

and it gets more interesting

how does that explain the dead dog??

I didn’t read that piece, but I heard that they had apparently been dead for a while, maybe a couple weeks, and the dog was locked in its crate.

[glenn57]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-details-in-gene-hackman-death-pill-bottles-found-on-scene/vi-AA1zVKGJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=338e183602ea4bca87e0b17e3cc0f417&ei=43

and it gets more interesting

how does that explain the dead dog??

I didn’t read that piece, but I heard that they had apparently been dead for a while, maybe a couple weeks, and the dog was locked in its crate.

UFFDA!!!!!! not to take anything away from the hubby and wife...........but damn that musts sucked for the dog!!!!!

[mike89]

I wonder if he died and she took her life???   

[fishwidow]

I had the exact same thought, Glenn.

[LPS]

Poor dog was collateral damage.  What a shame. Should of let him outside.

[Steve-o]

Crazy and sad case.  We're goona have to wait for the investigation to complete.  Strange indeed, but that IS Hollywood.   

[LPS]

Remember Robin and Mirriam?  They both took poison and just laid in bed till the end.  Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn.  Good ol show. 

[Dotch]

Lotsa things that don't add up or at least need to be tied together as a result of the investigation. I did find it sorta funny after reading about a couple of movies Gene Hackman said he regretted making. One of them was March or Die back in 1977. He was thrown off a horse and got injured while filming that one. I saw it when it was in the theater. Since Hackman was in it, I expected great things. It was slow moving, boring, and overall a clinker, just like he said.   

[Scenic]

Lots not adding up with this whole thing.   Be interesting to see the reports when they are done.  All speculation and BS news media at this point.

[Steve-o]

Lotsa things that don't add up or at least need to be tied together as a result of the investigation. I did find it sorta funny after reading about a couple of movies Gene Hackman said he regretted making. One of them was March or Die back in 1977. He was thrown off a horse and got injured while filming that one. I saw it when it was in the theater. Since Hackman was in it, I expected great things. It was slow moving, boring, and overall a clinker, just like he said.

I heard an excerpt of an interview Kevin Costner did years ago in which he paid tribute to Hackman.

Kevin shared a clip from an old interview in which he recalled clashing with a director about a scene, only for Gene to approach him later to offer him reassurance.

Costner said in the video: “Gene was the best actor I’ve ever worked with...  “He looked at me and said, ‘Hey, I went through a divorce, I’ve been doing a lot of questionable movies lately and when I saw you fighting for what you wanted today, it reminded me of how I used to feel about acting. It was good what you did.’ And he just got in his car and drove off.”

No question that Hackman was one of the all time great movie actors, but he also had the reputation as being tough to work with. (Understatement.)  Obviously he was cognizant of his own decline towards the end of his career.