Maxine Hansen, Executive Assistant to Jackie and Gene Autry, passed away on March 7, 2026, at her home in Sunland, California. She was 74.

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Maxine Hansen, Executive Assistant to Jackie and Gene Autry, passed away on March 7, 2026, at her home in Sunland, California. She was 74.
Posted March 15, 2026

Born Maxine Joy Singer on June 21, 1951, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she moved to Florida in 1975, eventually settling in Los Angeles. Maxine became a United States citizen on October 2, 1998.> Read more here.