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Clint Eastwood Talked Gene Hackman Into Breaking a Promise — and It Won Him an Oscar

Gene Hackman almost turned down one of the best roles of his career. When Clint Eastwood came to him with an offer to play the tough and cruel sheriff Bill Daggett in Unforgiven, Hackman didn’t jump ...
The Associated Press

Gene Hackman, found dead at 95, was one of Hollywood’s most respected actors

Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the ...
Yahoo

FischerFest honors Gene Hackman over the weekend

DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Fischer Theatre in Danville is celebrating one of its most famous former residents, Gene Hackman, with its first ever FischerFest. Five films were shown over the course of ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Gene Hackman honored by Morgan Freeman at Academy Awards

Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar-winning actor who recently died at 95 years old, was honored during the Academy Awards on Sunday. Morgan Freeman, who starred in two movies with Hackman, paid tribute to ...