Happy 94th birthday Gene Hackman, one of the greatest actors of all time. Read Her Space Holiday in MAGNET on The Conversation, one of the greatest movies of all time:
An American retired actor and novelist. In a career spanning more than six decades, Hackman has won 2 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, 1 Screen Actors Guild Award, and 2 BAFTs. Upon the death of Sidney Poitier in 2022, Gene became the oldest living and earliest surviving best actor Oscar winner.
Gene is not only a fabulous actor/writer, but the loveliest of people! Thank you for years of the best of entertainment!
“I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press. If I start to become a “star”, I’ll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.”
— Gene Hackman