He was quite a private person: expansive auction shows Gene Hackman as actor and artist

Bonhams is selling over 400 items from the estate of the late Oscar-winning actor, from a draft script of The Silence of the Lambs to his own unique artworkHe was Lex Luthor to Christopher Reeves Superman. But could he have been Hannibal Lecter to Jodie Fosters Clarice Starling?The intriguing prospect is raised by an unlikely 33-page draft script for The Silence of the Lambs lurking in a collection of the late actor Gene Hackmans possessions that goes up for auction later this month.