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Clint Eastwood Talked Gene Hackman Into Breaking a Promise — and It Won Him an Oscar

Gene Hackman almost turned down one of the best roles of his career. When Clint Eastwood came to him with an offer to play the tough and cruel sheriff Bill Daggett in Unforgiven, Hackman didn’t jump ...
The Boston Globe

Gene Hackman gets a much-deserved retrospective at the Coolidge

This April, the Coolidge pays tribute to the late acting legend Gene Hackman. To paraphrase William Munny’s famous kiss-off line to Hackman’s Little Bill Daggett in “Unforgiven,” deserve’s got ...

The co-star Gene Hackman couldn’t stand working with: “He didn’t like me”

Gene Hackman has starred in 'Bonnie and Clyde' and 'Unforgiven' and early in his career one of his co-stars reportedly hated ...
The Associated Press

Gene Hackman, found dead at 95, was one of Hollywood’s most respected actors

Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and ...