Gene Hackman gave us Norman Dale, a basketball coach we can’t forget
In “Hoosiers,” Gene Hackman, whose death was announced Thursday, created a man with understated strength, a taskmaster with ...
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‘Hoosiers’ beloved by more than just Indiana hoop fans
Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest of the world.
Why Reclusive Gene Hackman Vanished From Hollywood—And Never Looked Back
In 2004, legendary actor Gene Hackman essentially disappeared off the face of the earth. Hackman and his retired classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa made their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico full time ...