Francis Ford Coppola Leads Tributes to Gene Hackman After Oscar Winner Found Dead Alongside Wife: ‘Inspiring and Magnificent in His Work and Complexity’
Francis Ford Coppola has paid tribute to his “The Conversation” star Gene Hackman after he was found dead at 95 alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday.
“The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity,” Coppola wrote on Instagram with a photo of him on set with Hackman. “I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution.”
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