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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead in their home in New Mexico
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:49:27 -0000 (UTC)
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Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

>. . . 

[Gene Hackman]

>I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy 
>that he did.

He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.

More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.