Leslie Anne Allen, Hackman’s daughter whom he shared with his late ex-wife Faye Maltese, has said of her father’s marriage to Arakawa, “They had a wonderful marriage. And I give credit to his wife, Betsy, for keeping him alive.”

Before his death, Gene Hackman likely did not know wife Betsy Arakawa—whose cause of death was ruled as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome—died due to his “advanced state of Alzheimer's,” per authorities.

What are believed to be the final photographs of two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, have surfaced after the couple was found dead on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in their Santa Fe,