By james art 
Santa Fe, Nm (AP)-Actor who won an Oscar Jine hackmanHis wife and dog were found dead at their home in New Mexico, authorities said on Thursday.
The false game was not suspected, but the authorities did not reveal how they died and said the investigation was going on.
The 95 -year -old hackman, the 63 -year -old Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were dead when MPs entered their home to check their well -being around 1:45 pm Wednesday, said Santa Fa Deniz Avila County Sheriff spokesman.
Actor Jean Hakman arrives with his wife Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th annual Golden Globe Award in Beverly Hills, California, Sunday, January 19, 2003 (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
The rude but adherent Hakman was among the best actors From his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and anti -heroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 60s until his retirement in the early 2000s.
He was a five-time nominee for an Oscar, which won for the French connection in 1972 and unforgivable two decades later. His death comes just four days before this year’s ceremony.
Hakman met with Arakava, a classically trained pianist who grew up in Hawaii, when she worked part-time at the California gym in the mid-1980s, the New York Times reported in 1989. They soon moved together and broke up to Santa Fa by the end of the decade.
Their ranch in the southwestern style of Old Sunset Trail sits on a hill in a gated community with views of the rocky mountains.
The 2,300 square meter home per hectare (0.4 hectares) was built in 2000 and has an approximate market value of just over $ 1 million, according to tax records on Santa Fu County ownership. It is modest compared to the dispersed neighborhood mansion, which was estimated at $ 7.9 million.
Hackman co -authored three novels, starting with Swashbuckler, “Awakening the Perdido star,” with Daniel Lennihan in 1999, according to publisher Simon and Shuster. He then wrote two alone, ending with a “pursuit” in 2013, for a female police officer on a predator’s tail.
AP correspondent Ed Donkyu reports the death of a Hollywood legend.
During his first few decades in New Mexico, Hakman was often seen around the historic capital of the country, known as the artist’s enclave, a tourist destination and a retreat for celebrities.
He was a member of the board of the Georgia O’Kif museum in the 1990s, according to the local newspaper, New Mexican.
In recent years, it has been far less visible, though even the most Svetno trips caught the attention of the press. The independent writes about him, who visits a show at the Center for the Performing Arts of Lensic.
In addition to participation in awards, he was rarely seen in the Hollywood social chain and retired from acting about 20 years ago. His was the rare Hollywood retirement, which actually continued.
Hakman had three children from a previous marriage, but he and Arakava had no children together. They were known for having German shepherds.
Hakman told Film Magazine Empire In 2020, he and Arakawa loved to watch the DVDs that she hired.
Actor Jean Hakman Maha Mahans as he began to take place at his Toyota Celica, February 5, 1983 on the International Track in Daytona in preparation for the 24 -hour Endurac race of the Daytona. This competition marks the beginning of Hikman’s career as a professional driver. (AP Photo/Bob Self, File)
“We like simple stories that some of the small low -budget films manage to produce,” he said.
An email sent to his publicist was not returned immediately on Thursday.
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Fonseca reported from Flagstaff, Arizona and Melley from London. The Association Writers Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles and Sylvia Hui in London have contributed.