Gene Hackman, who died last month at the age of 95, was a fiercely private man who spent his final years as a recluse. In a 1989 interview with film critic John C. Tibbetts, the Hollywood legend explained that he kept quiet about his personal life as it was important for audiences to regard him as a "common man". He shared: "I like to keep my personal life fairly common so that in my art, one can let go and one can soar." However, over the many decades of his illustrious career, Gene did offer