Late Hollywood actor’s possessions go up for auction after tragic death

An auction house will sell off actor Gene Hackman's possessions – including his Golden Globe awards

The personal collection of late, Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, including his Golden Globe awards, will be auctioned this November.

Hackman, who died aged 95 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, transitioned from film to a retirement of painting, novel writing, and collecting.

Items include his Golden Globes for "Unforgiven" and "The Royal Tenenbaums," a wristwatch, and paintings he collected and created, such as a still-life of a Japanese vase.

Also featured are annotated books, scripts, posters, movie memorabilia, and art pieces like a bronze by Auguste Rodin and a 1957 oil painting by modernist Milton Avery.

A painting made by Gene Hackman is slated to be auctioned (Bonhams via AP)

Anna Hicks of Bonhams international auction house said the sales “offer an intimate portrait of Hackman’s private world.”

Listings start as low as $100 for Hackman's Everyman Winmau dart board or $600 for a shot at his Seiko diver's wristwatch.

The catalogue includes a likeness of Hackman from portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler, who painted U.S. presidents and drew for comic books.

Another painting made by Gene Hackman to be auctioned off starting in November (Bonhams via AP)

Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside their home on Feb. 26 — sending shock waves through a high-desert city refuge for famous actors and authors seeking to escape the spotlight.

Authorities determined that Hackman died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by the droppings of infected rodents.

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Hackman made his film debut in 1961's “Mad Dog Coll” and went on to appear in a range of movie roles, including as “Superman” villain Lex Luthor and as a basketball coach finding redemption in the sentimental favourite “Hoosiers.”

He was a five-time Oscar nominee who won best actor in a leading role for “The French Connection” in 1972 and best actor in a supporting role for “Unforgiven” two decades later.

He retired from acting in the early 2000s.