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Gene Hackman.
Please forgive me if this post is long, verbose and nonsensical…
I worked in showbiz for most of my adult life. And I’ve run into many more celebrities, “important” people throughout the years.
But I never met Gene Hackman.
And this guy….
Well, he’s a Marine, so for you guys out there that a piece of his life that’s important.
He’s very midwestern, from Danville, IL.
He was roommates with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall. There are a million stories. Those three? Seriously? It’s real. Duvall was the poon hound. Dusty always trying to get the rest, and poor Gene working as a doorman, or other odd jobs…
Look at Gene Hackman’s films…. 40 years of excellence, and sure, a few bad ones, but that’s how the bills get paid.
This massive genius of acting, taking all of us into different worlds…. God bless this man…
And the worst thing…. This man who did everything…. He retired. And he’s been retired for 20 years. And this awful crap about the circumstances about his death is now gonna be a sadly part of this man’s life. Goddammit. Retire, go to Santa Fe, live your life until you’re 95, and then you have this shit. Basically everything he didn’t want. Love ya Gene. Dusty loves you and his stories are awesome.
God bless.
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