Hackman, 95, died of cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease likely around Feb. 18, about one week after his wife died from a rare syndrome, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, on about Feb. 11, officials said.
The Santa Fe sheriff and the city's medical examiner shared that the mysterious deaths of the actor and his pianist wife were due to severe cardiovascular disease and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, respectively.
Betsy Arakawa, the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman, died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome ... Hackman — who had late-stage Alzheimer’s disease — likely died about ...
Hollywood mourns the loss of Gene Hackman, who passed away at 95 from heart disease, days after his wife Betsy Arakawa succumbed to hantavirus in their New Mexico home. Betsy, a classical pianist, was last active on February 11.
Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home.