But when he ran away from his home in Danville, Illinois, to join the Marine Corps, his personal appearance was apparently a factor, as he related to David Letterman in 1988. Actor Gene Hackman ...

Sadly, the legendary actor Gene Hackman is no longer with ... just so that he could enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Born in 1930, Hackman was just 16 years-old when he lied about his age so ...

(Gene had a younger brother, actor Richard Hackman). At 16, he "suddenly got the itch to get out." Lying about his age, ...

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When it comes to Gene’s legacy, Tim said he was “looking forward to seeing how the Oscars would remember” his late family ...

The Santa Fe County Sheriff is preparing to give an update into the cause of death investigation for Gene Hackman, 95, and his 63-year-old wife Betsy Arakawa.

Gene Hackman (born Eugene Allen Hackman) was an Oscar-winning actor. Hackman wanted to act from an early age, but didn’t have the opportunity to pursue it as he spent much of his childhood moving. He ...

Gene Hackman. (Vera Anderson / WireImage / Getty ... Perhaps out of frustration, perhaps out of sheer cussedness, Hackman joined the Marine Corps. Upon leaving the service, he drifted first ...

(Gene had a younger brother, actor Richard Hackman). At 16, he “suddenly got the itch to get out.” Lying about his age, Hackman enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1946 to 1951 as ...