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HR0224LRB104 12928 ECR 24478 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of 

4legendary actor Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman, formerly of 

5Danville, who passed away on February 18, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Gene Hackman was born to Anna Lyda Elizabeth and 

7Eugene Ezra Hackman in San Bernardino, California on January 

830, 1930; he resided in Danville, and he later attended Storm 

9Lake High School in Iowa before dropping out at age 16; lying 

10about his age, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served 

11as a radio field operator stationed in Qingdao, China and 

12Shanghai until 1949; he was then reassigned to Hawaii and 

13Japan until being discharged in 1951; he enrolled at the 

14University of Illinois, studying journalism and television 

15production; and

16 WHEREAS, Gene Hackman began pursuing a career in acting in 

171956, joining the Pasadena Playhouse in California, where he 

18befriended aspiring actor Dustin Hoffman; the pair, along with 

19other Californi-based actors, moved to New York City in the 

201960s; and

21 WHEREAS, Gene Hackman began performing in many 

22Off-Broadway plays, including Witness for the Prosecution in 

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11957; he also starred in various bit roles, including in the 

2film Mad Dog Coll and on multiple television series, including 

3in Tallahassee 7000 and Route 66; he made his Broadway debut in 

4Children From Their Games in 1963, and he starred in the huge 

5Broadway success Any Wednesday in 1964; and

6 WHEREAS, Gene Hackman received his first credited film 

7role in Lilith in 1964; he also starred in the biographical 

8crime drama Bonnie and Clyde, earning hi