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Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65

As the spouse of a two-time Oscar winner, she avoided interviews and stayed off social media. But in private, she typed up Mr. Hackman’s novels and helped edit them.

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Betsy Arakawa met Gene Hackman in the 1980s when she was working part-time at a fitness center in Los Angeles and trying to make it as a classical musician.
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