Gene Hackman, born on Jan. 30, 1930, is one of those Hollywood legends who seems larger than life. And though he retired from acting in 2004, Hackman has kept busy as a novelist, writing several ...

Hackman's father, Eugene Sr., was a newspaper printing-press worker. His mother, Lyda, was Canadian, born in Ontario. His parents suffered a tragic loss a few months before Gene's birth ...

Screen icon Gene Hackman turned 95 on January 30 ... and his very private life now… Born in California on January 30, 1930, Gene enlisted in the army after lying about his age at 16.

Eugene Allen 'Gene' Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist. He was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, he has also won three Golden Globes and two ...

Gene Hackman was never going to be a dreamboat like Robert Redford or Paul Newman. As a young actor, he didn't have the piercing blue eyes, the chiselled jaw or the boyish golden locks.

Actor Gene Hackman is 95. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 88. Country singer Jeanne Pruett is 88. Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky is 88. Country singer Norma Jean is 87. Horn player William King of The ...

30 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of ... in 1912 -- Theatrical producer Hal Prince in 1928 -- Actor Gene Hackman in 1930 (age 95) -- Actor Vanessa Redgrave in 1937 (age 88 ...