Editing Gene Hackman (section)

===Health===
In 1990, Hackman underwent an [[angioplasty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Still the Tough Guy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-16-ca-welkos16-story.html |first=Robert W. |last=Welkos |website=Los Angeles Times |date=December 16, 2001 |access-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807064930/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-16-ca-welkos16-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Hackman was struck by a pickup truck while he was cycling in the [[Florida Keys]]. It was initially reported that he had suffered serious head trauma; however, his publicist stated that his injury was nothing more than "bumps and bruises".<ref>{{cite news |date=January 14, 2012 |title=Gene Hackman struck by car while riding bike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/13/showbiz/hackman-accident/index.html |access-date=August 3, 2018 |work=[[CNN Entertainment]]}}</ref> Hackman attended an event in Santa Fe in late 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Rare new photo of retired actor Gene Hackman, 92, delights movie fans |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gene-hackman-age-photo-b2077188.html|first=Jacob|last=Stolworthy |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=En-US}}</ref> He was last seen in public in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/gene-hackman-wife-betsy-arakawa-last-photos-before-deaths-11687402|title=Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Seen in Last Photos Taken During Rare Outing Nearly 1 Year Before Their Deaths|website=People Magazine|author=Becca Longmire|date=February 27, 2025}}</ref> After his death, autopsy reports revealed Hackman had [[Alzheimer's disease]], which contributed to his death.<ref name="Stahl">{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Jay |title=Gene Hackman cause of death released |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/03/07/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-wife/80684790007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307225254/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/03/07/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-wife/80684790007/ |archive-date=March 7, 2025 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>