The Notebook's Gena Rowlands Dies at 94, Months After Revealing Alzheimer's Diagnosis
justjared.comGena Rowlands, the actress who played the senior version of Allie in The Notebook, has sadly passed away.
According to reporting by TMZ, the actress died on Wednesday (August 14). She was 94. Keep reading to find out more… The outlet reported that her family was with her at her home in Indian Wells, Calif.
at the time of her passing. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Gena‘s death comes months after her son Nick Cassavetes announced that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
If you were unaware, her character Allie has the same illness in The Notebook. “I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s.
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