{"id":9389,"date":"2025-02-28T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/betsy-arakawa-a-classical-musician-and-the-wife-of-gene-hackman-dies-at-65\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:40:05","slug":"betsy-arakawa-a-classical-musician-and-the-wife-of-gene-hackman-dies-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/betsy-arakawa-a-classical-musician-and-the-wife-of-gene-hackman-dies-at-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Betsy Arakawa, a classical musician and small-business owner who was married to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/obituaries\/gene-hackman-dead.html\" title=\"\">Gene Hackman<\/a> and helped edit his novels, was found dead with him at their home in Santa Fe, N.M., the local authorities said on Thursday. She was 65.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sheriff\u2019s deputies <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/gene-hackman-wife-dead-new-mexico.html\" title=\"\">found the bodies<\/a> of Ms. Arakawa and Mr. Hackman, 95, along with one of their dogs, on Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s Department. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/gene-hackman-wife-dead-new-mexico.html\" title=\"\">The cause of death was unclear and under investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two during a 40-year acting career. In his later years, he became a published author, writing three historical novels, and he attributed his writing style, in part, to Ms. Arakawa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIf in fact I have a style, it came from repeated edits, friends\u2019 suggestions and my wife\u2019s unwavering, specific read-throughs,\u201d he told <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writersbone.com\/interviewsarchive\/2014\/05\/novel-pursuit-oscar-winning-actor-gene-hackman\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the \u201cWriter\u2019s Bone\u201d podcast in 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hackman would write his books with pen and paper, and Ms. Arakawa would type them up on a computer, making edits or sharing thoughts on characters with him, according to Barbara Lenihan, a friend of the couple for nearly 35 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cShe was very involved with what he did,\u201d Ms. Lenihan said. \u201cShe made it very possible for him to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Betsy Machiko Arakawa was born on Dec. 15, 1959,<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>and grew up in Honolulu. She began playing the piano at a young age. At 11, as a sixth grader at Kahala Elementary School, she performed in front of thousands of students at the Honolulu International Center Concert Hall, now the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. She later performed with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, now the Hawai\u2019i Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After moving to Los Angeles, she attended the University of Southern California from 1981 to 1983, graduating with a degree in social sciences and communication. During that time, she was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Aztecs, a professional soccer team, and worked as a production assistant on the television game show \u201cCard Sharks,\u201d according to The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. She graduated with a master\u2019s degree in liberal arts from St. John\u2019s College in New Mexico in 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She met Mr. Hackman in the 1980s while she was working part-time <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1989\/03\/19\/magazine\/hollywood-s-uncommon-everyman.html\" title=\"\">at a fitness center in Los Angeles<\/a> and trying to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/entertainment\/books\/the-gene-genie-works-his-magic-off-screen\/26255780.html#\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">make it as a classical musician<\/a>. Mr. Hackman had three children from a previous marriage, and in 1991 he and Ms. Arakawa married and settled in Santa Fe. Her survivors include her stepchildren, Christopher, Elizabeth and Leslie, and a grandchild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 1989, when she was dating Mr. Hackman, she <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/1989\/03\/06\/getting-savagedblack-community-leaders-involved-with-saving\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gave a concert<\/a> to residents at the retirement home that was used as a German nursing home in his film \u201cThe Package.\u201d After they married, she largely stopped performing in public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Despite being married to a big-name actor, Ms. Arakawa kept her life private, avoiding interviews and staying off social media. She would appear at awards shows with Mr. Hackman, and was often on the set of his movies, but avoided the limelight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cShe had to do a lot of Hollywood things, but she was very private,\u201d Ms. Lenihan said. \u201cI think she could keep the parameters of their life together very well, and he appreciated that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2001, Ms. Arakawa, who had an eye for interior design, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hometextilestoday.com\/industry-news\/out-box\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">opened<\/a> Pandora\u2019s, a linens and home furnishings store in Santa Fe, with Ms. Lenihan. 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