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Betsy Arakawa
American pianist
dead
- born
- 1959
- died
- 2025
- age at death
- 65
- known for
- pianist, musician, classical pianist
1959 β 2025

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who betsy arakawa is
Betsy Machiko Arakawa Hackman was an American classical pianist and businesswoman. Born in Hawaii, she performed with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra at the age of eleven and later worked for the television game show Card Sharks as a production assistant. She met Gene Hackman in the 1980s, marrying him in 1991 and assisting with his novels.
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