Tribute 69: Gene Hackman

 

In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered American actor whose career spanned over four decades... Gene Hackman! After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he decided to prove his teachers wrong and move to New York City to become an actor, eventaully getting his breakthrough role in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). From playing a rough NYPD detective to Superman's arch nemisis, Hackman did it all, with over eighty screen credits to his name! An acting titan of 1970s and 80s Hollywood, the two-time academy award and four-time Golden Globes winner starred in numerous classics such as Bonnie and Clyde (1967),  I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971), Superman films (1978–1987), Hoosiers (1986), Unforgiven (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (1994), and more up until his final film role in Welcome to Mooseport (2004), after which he retired from acting, occasionally narrating documentaries until 2017. 

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