About the Book
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist. Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned four decades. He first came to fame in 1967 when his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. His major subsequent films include I Never Sang for My Father (1970); his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection (1970); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Conversation (1974); French Connection II (1975); A Bridge Too Far (1977); his role as arch-villain Lex Luthor in Superman (1978); Under Fire (1983); Twice in a Lifetime (1985); Hoosiers (1986); No Way Out (1987); Mississippi Burning (1987); Unforgiven (1992); Wyatt Earp (1994); The Quick and the Dead and Crimson Tide (both 1995); Enemy of the State (1998); The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); and his final film role before retirement, in Welcome to Mooseport (2004).
This book is your ultimate resource for Gene Hackman. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.
In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Mad Dog Coll, Lilith (film), Hawaii (film), Banning (film), A Covenant with Death, First to Fight (film), Bonnie and Clyde (film), The Split, Riot (film), The Gypsy Moths, Downhill Racer, Marooned (film), I Never Sang for My Father, Doctors' Wives (1971 film), The Hunting Party (1971 film), The French Connection (film), Prime Cut, The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), Cisco Pike, Scarecrow (1973 film), The Conversation, Young Frankenstein, Zandy's Bride, French Connection II, Lucky Lady, Night Moves (1975 film), Bite the Bullet (film), The Domino Principle, A Bridge Too Far (film), March or Die (film), Superman (film), Superman II, All Night Long (1981 film), Reds (film), Under Fire (film), Two of a Kind (1983 film), Uncommon Valor, Eureka (1984 film), Misunderstood (1984 film), Twice in a Lifetime (1985 film), Target (1985 film), Power (film), Hoosiers, No Way Out (1987 film), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Bat*21, Mississippi Burning, Another Woman, The Package (film), Loose Cannons, Postcards from the Edge (film), Narrow Margin, Class Action (1991 film), Company Business, Unforgiven, The Firm (1993 film), Geronimo: An American Legend, Wyatt Earp (film), The Quick and the Dead (1995 film), Crimson Tide (film), Get Shorty (film), The Birdcage, Extreme Measures, The Chamber (film), Absolute Power (film), Twilight (1998 film), Enemy of the State (film), Antz, Under Suspicion (2000 film), The Replacements (film), Heartbreakers (2001 film), Heist (film), The Mexican, The Royal Tenenbaums, Behind Enemy Lines (film), Runaway Jury, Welcome to Mooseport, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.
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