What was Gene Hackman's first film?
Gene Hackman
Hackman lived briefly in Storm Lake, Iowa and spent his sophomore year at Storm Lake High School.[12] He left home at age 16 and lied about his age to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. He served four and a half years as a field radio operator.[13] He was stationed in China (Qingdao and later in Shanghai). When the Communist Revolution conquered the mainland in 1949, Hackman was assigned to Hawaii and Japan. Following his discharge in 1951,[1] he moved to New York and worked in several jobs.[13] His mother died in 1962 as a result of a fire she accidentally set while smoking.[14]