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    Gene Hackman OK after Florida bicycle accident

    MIAMI (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman was briefly hospitalized with bumps and bruises Friday after a pickup truck bumped him from behind while he was riding a bicycle in the Florida Keys, his publicist said.

    The 81-year-old Hackman was airlifted to a Miami hospital and released several hours later after routine tests, said publicist Susan Madore.

    Hackman was riding on an Islamorada street around 3 p.m. when the pickup hit the back of his bicycle, throwing him onto the grassy shoulder, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. No charges were immediately reported.

    During a career that has spanned five decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards and been nominated for three others.

    He took the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in "The French Connection" in 1971 and the Best Supporting Actor award for "Unforgiven" in 1992.

    He also was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his breakthrough role as Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow's brother, in "Bonnie & Clyde" in 1967, as well as "I Never Sang for My Father" in 1970 and "Mississippi Burning" in 1988. Besides the Oscars, Hackman has won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs.

    Hackman is also widely known for playing Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor in three films.

     

    84 comments

    • sdfgkjh  •  St Paul, Minnesota  •  4 mths ago
      Why was this story filed under 'Science'??? : ?
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Because he deferred to the laws of physics.
      • Mike 4 mths ago
        It's the weekend and they must have left a college intern in charge .. ?
      • bike 4 mths ago
        It confirms a theory which I've only personally tested once- If you mix 1 ton of vehicular mass with 155lbs of bicycle and human, the resulting chemical reaction produces approximately 2200 cubic feet of hospital room volume.
    • Andrew  •  Sterling, Virginia  •  4 mths ago
      why is this under "science"?
      • Steve 4 mths ago
        Great minds think alike!
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Because even an Oscar winner has to obey the laws of physics.
      • O'Rourke 4 mths ago
        If you've been to the Keys and Margaritaville you might understand how this could be science -- down there few seem to know or care about any thing at all -- even 81 year old men riding bicycles
    • Rob  •  Joliet, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Why is this in my science tab?
    • BILL  •  Hurley, New York  •  4 mths ago
      Glad to hear that this classy man is alright. He is one of the finest actors of the last fifty years, and he knows how to keep his personal and political views to himself, unlike a lot of other celebs.
      • Jerome 4 mths ago
        Uncommon Valor
      • Dave 4 mths ago
        right on my man-------- glad us new york staters think alike
      • raul dado 4 mths ago
        true bill-incomparable
    • Will Henderson  •  Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  4 mths ago
      You can not kill Lex Luthor with a car.
      • Me 4 mths ago
        ahhh, now I understand why it was filed under science, it is "science fiction".

        I am glad he is ok.
    • bike  •  Asheboro, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      This article is filed as science news because it confirms a theory which I've only personally tested once- If you mix 1 ton of vehicular mass with 155lbs of bicycle and human, the resulting chemical reaction produces approximately 2200 cubic feet of hospital room volume.
    • Will  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  4 mths ago
      Glad to know he's okay. But how, exactly, is this science news?
      • stephen 4 mths ago
        Yahoo does not have a clue most of the time, this is general news and we all know it!
    • ......  •  Syracuse, New York  •  4 mths ago
      yahoo needs to read, just because his name is gene doesn't qualify it as genetics...
    • LindaGail  •  4 mths ago
      Yahoo's listing of this story under "Science" just revealed how they pick story categories - they have a program that looks for key words. The software found the word "gene" and decided it was about genetics and so it categorized the story as Science.
      It's nice to know that Yahoo! puts so much care into its news tabs.
    • Da Mix  •  Wausau, Wisconsin  •  4 mths ago
      What's scientific about this?
    • Ch  •  4 mths ago
      And this has what to do with science????
    • mandy  •  4 mths ago
      WHY is this listed under SCIENCE instead of ENTERTAINMENT???? STILL???
    • Me  •  4 mths ago
      I can not believe this is STILL under yahoos science heading. You would think enough people have commented on this.
    • kartas1966  •  4 mths ago
      Could it be that Yahoo editrs confused Gene Hackman with Larry Hagman who was Major Anthony 'Tony' Nelson at NASA in the 1960s sitcom 'I DREAM OF JEANNIE', and that's why this news is under science?....just saying lol
    • AUGUSTUS MCCRAE  •  4 mths ago
      this is science?
    • Ron Reagan  •  Fort Worth, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      This has been double-storied in "Science" for 3 days.
    • Beery  •  Capitol Heights, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      It's in the science section because Lex Luthor is a mad scientist - Jeez!
    • me  •  4 mths ago
      i'm amazed the guy at hs age is okay. being hit by a vehicle at any speed is painful and traumatic.
    • WhiskeyBum  •  4 mths ago
      Make the driver ( who was no doubt on their cell phone ) pay for the whole deal .
      Check the cell phone !! How do you approach and bump a bicycle from behind ??
    • Rent To High  •  Dallas, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Bless his heart I just love Gene Hackman may you have a speedy recovery. To the idiot that hit him was texting or talking on cell phone.
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