Movie memorabilia and art belonging to the late Gene Hackman have fetched more than $2 million at auction.
The Hollywood star’s estate is selling the belongings nine months after Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.
Among the artefacts that went under the hammer at Bonhams international auction house were the actor’s Golden Globes, his collection of paintings as well as his own artwork and sculptures by Auguste Rodin.
The three Golden Globe awards Hackman won during his long career each eclipsed the expected asking prices, Bonhams said.
The trophy for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums went for more than $50,000.
Movie memorabilia and art belonging to the late Gene Hackman, including his three Golden Globes, have fetched more than $2 million at auction (pictured January 2003)
The Hollywood star’s estate is selling the belongings nine months after Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home (seen in 2005)
Other items sold included a pair of black crew jackets by Brooks Brothers, a 132-page script from the movie wrapped in CAA-branded wrapping and three notes written by director Wes Anderson.
Also going under the hammer were Hackman’s Golden Globe for his supporting role in Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven, which went for more than $43,000, and his lifetime achievement Cecil B. DeMille Award which sold for $33,000.
Bonhams’ Anna Hicks said the items up for sale ‘offer an intimate portrait of Hackman’s private world.’
Another auction will be held on December 4 when the final lots of memorabilia will be put up for sale.
Among the artefacts that went under the hammer at Bonhams international auction house were the actor’s collection of paintings as well as his sculptures by Auguste Rodin
Artwork by the Hollywood star also went under the hammer it what was described by the auction house as ‘an intimate portrait of Hackman’s private world’
Hackman’s career spanned six decades during which time he won two Academy Awards and gave performances ranging from gritty Westerns and crime thrillers like Unforgiven and The French Connection to comedies such as The Birdcage and beloved movies like Hoosiers and Superman
Hackman left a fortune of $80 million when he passed away in February
Hackman left a fortune of $80 million when he passed away in February.
Suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Oscar winner succumbed to heart disease one week after his wife Betsy died as a result of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Their mummified bodies, along with the body of one of their beloved dogs, were eventually discovered by a maintenance worker.
Hackman’s career spanned six decades during which time he won two Academy Awards and gave performances ranging from gritty Westerns and crime thrillers like Unforgiven and The French Connection to comedies such as The Birdcage and beloved movies like Hoosiers and Superman.
