The jarring, mysterious death of Gene Hackman marks a tragic end to one of the truly great actors of his generation.

A friend of Gene Hackman says the legendary actor had been "slipping" prior to the legendary actor and his wife, Betsy Awakawa's mysterious deaths last week. Daniel and Barbara Lenihan, along with their son Aaron,

Much of Hollywood and the general public at large continue to lament the death of legendary actor Gene Hackman as well as his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The couple were found dead, along with their dog, in their New Mexico home this past week,