Eugene Allen Hackman was an American actor. Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and a paragon of the New Hollywood movement, Hackman's acting career spanned over four decades. From Wikipedia
The actor, 95, died of heart disease a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, succumbed to hantavirus, with investigators suggesting he may not have been aware of her death due to advanced Alzheimer’s.
