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(L-R) Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Peacock via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Peacock via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Those three, plus former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen (who recently spoke about her career on e.l.f. Cosmetics' Show Your(s)e.l.f. film series) and film producer Kerianne Flynn were announced as the program’s first all-female crew for a launch scheduled this spring,Blue Origin said in a press releaseon Thursday, Feb.
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Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa Hackman died from hantavirus, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings, and the Oscar-winning actordidn’t die until a week later, authorities said on Friday, March 7, while revealing their causes of death.
Gene, 95, died from a combination of severe heart disease, high blood pressure andadvanced Alzheimer’s disease, and was likely alone in the homewith his dead wife for days.
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy.
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Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman in 1991.Photo:Dave Lewis/Shutterstock
Dave Lewis/Shutterstock
Friend Daniel Lenihan, 79, and his wife Barbara Lenihan, 75, tells PEOPLE the deceased were “very responsible” pet owners.
“They always had German shepherd rescues, and they were really good to their dogs and very responsible dog owners,” son Aaron Lenihan, 38, tells PEOPLE, adding that his family - who had been friends with Hackman and his wife since the early ‘90s - don’t currently know where the other two canines are.
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Gene Hackmanand his wifeBetsy’s wills have been revealed over two weeks after they were found dead in their home on Feb. 26.
In the event of Betsy’s death, Gene had appointed attorney Michael G. Sutin as his first successor for personal representative of his state. Sutin died in 2019, according to anonline obituarythat described him as a Santa Fe attorney who died in Texas.
With Sutin’s death, Gene appointed Julia L.
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Gene Hackman in 1996.Photo:Ron Davis/Getty
Ron Davis/Getty
Gene Hackmanis being remembered for his legendary career in the wake ofhis deathat the age of 95.
Hackman is known for his iconic roles that earned him five Oscar nominations and two wins. But in 1999, he got candid about the one regret he had with his decade-spanning career.
Sylvia Gassel (left) and Gene Hackman in the stage production “The Basement”.Friedman-Abeles/NYPL
Friedman-Abeles/NYPL
“I’d have to be comfortable,” Hackman said of a potential return.