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Gena Rowlands, star of ‘The Notebook,’ has Alzheimer’s disease – National

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Gena Rowlands, star of ‘The Notebook,’ has Alzheimer’s disease – National

Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor most recognizable to modern audiences for her emotional performance in The Notebook, has Alzheimer’s disease. Rowland’s son, actor and director Nick Cassavetes, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that his 94-year-old mother is living with the progressive form of dementia. Rowlands played the older version of Rachel McAdams’ main … Read more

‘The Notebook’ actress Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s

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‘The Notebook’ actress Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s

NEW YORK (AP) — The celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. In the 2004 film “The Notebook,” Cassavetes directed his mother, who … Read more