Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa ‘hadn’t contacted mum for FOUR months’ & family were worried’ before couple found dead

Growing up on his movies was an absolute thrill for me,

Elwes said on Instagram

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy. He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa. We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss."

Paying tribute to Gene and Betsy, they said

We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday afternoon at their residence on Sunset Trail. This is an active investigation however, at this time we do not believe that foul play was a factor."

They stated

Dustin Hoffmanactor

And Gene was like Brando, in that he brought something unprecedented to our craft, something people didn’t immediately understand as genius: He was expelled from our school after three months for ‘not having talent,'

Hoffman said

Danny GloveruNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

I appreciated his dedication and learned a great deal from him,

Glover said about the late actor

I think we just found a deceased person inside the house,

he continued, sniffing and crying,

It would be a real shame if the Oscars did not honour him and memorialize him in the way that they should. I am certain that they will do this. There is no way that they couldn’t,

she told the aforementioned publication

Of course the awards plan to pay tribute to him."

Following the tragic discovery, the Oscars insider added to the Daily Mail

We are both Oscar winners and it was incredible going on this long journey with him. He deserved the success he had and was one of the greats,

she added

The Oscars are scrambling to pull together an in-memoriam tribute to Gene Hackman in time,

a source shared

They share a two-bedroom adobe house on a wide brown plain outside Santa Fe,

the story stated of their residence at the time

Gene Hackmanactor

If in fact I have a style, it came from repeated edits, friends’ suggestions, and my wife’s unwavering, specific read-throughs,

Hackman said at the time

They had a wonderful marriage. And I give credit to his wife, Betsy, for keeping him alive. [Betsy] took very, very good care of him and was always looking out for his health. So I am appreciative to her for that, and I'm very saddened by her passing."

Leslie Anne Hackman told the Daily Mail

Adan Mendozasanta Fe County Sheriff

Foul play is not suspected as a factor in these deaths at this time."

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told Newsweek in a previous article

Bill Murrayactor

I watched him once do, like, 25 takes where he did it perfectly with an actor who kept blowing it every single time,

Murray told the Associated Press

I was just basically giving her updates on my kids and how they were doing and how I was doing because our major connection was the military background, but that was it really

He continued

It's tough being the son or daughter of a celebrity.

Speaking to the Irish Independent in 2000, the Bonnie and Clyde star reflected

I hadn't talked to them for a couple months, but everything was normal and everything was good,

she shared

You spend so many years wanting desperately to be recognized as having the talent and then when you're starting to be offered these parts, it's very tough to turn anything down,

he confessed to the New York Times Magazine in 1989

I'm sure he had some [health] concerns, but nothing that was shared,

he replied when asked if his uncle had any major health concerns