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Gene Hackman

Born

in San Bernardino, California, The United States

January 30, 1930

Died

February 17, 2025

Genre

Historical Fiction, Western, Crime

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Eugene Allen Hackman was an American actor and novelist. In a career that spanned six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Films Awards and four Golden Globes.

Hackman's two Academy Award wins were for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a villainous Sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven(1992).

He was Oscar-nominated for his roles as Buck Barrow in the crime drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967), a college professor in the drama I Never Sang for My Father(1970), and an FBI agent in the historical drama Mississippi Burning (1988).

Hackman gained further fame for his portrayal of Lex Lutho ...more

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	Wake of the Perdido Star by Gene Hackman, Daniel Lenihan 4.20 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 1999 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pursuit 3.66 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Payback at Morning Peak 3.79 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from Andersonville: A Novel of the Civil War by Gene Hackman, Daniel Lenihan 3.50 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Justice for None by Gene Hackman, Daniel Lenihan 3.01 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2004 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time by Ray Didinger, Glen MacNow, Gene Hackman (Foreword) 4.08 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fairways of Wisdom by Michael J. Whelan, Maryann Miller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eeva Lancaster (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Moves: Pressbook for the 1975 film - Warner Brothers by Arthur Penn (Director), Alan Sharp (screenwriter), Gene Hackman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playbill: Wilbur Theatre - Any Wednesday by Michael Rennie, Sandy Dennis, Gene Hackman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hoosiers: Mas Que Idolos (1986) / Region 2 PAL DVD / Audio: English, Spanish / Subtitle: Spanish / Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons / Director: David Anspaugh / 110 Minutes by Barbara Hershey, Gene Hackman (Artist), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Gene Hackman (?)

“It was silly of me to expect [my father] to change or to understand what he had done. So I decided I wasn't obliged to be angry anymore, and I feel very good that we were able to spend time together during the five years before he died.”
― Gene Hackman

tags: childhood-memories, forgiveness, grace, growth, parents, past-hurts, reclaiming-relationships

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“Write what's in your heart. To be fulfilled as a writer, you have to write something that you care about.”
― Gene Hackman

tags: writing-inspiration

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