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‘Notebook’ star Gena Rowlands dead at 94

Gena Rowlands -- famous for playing Allie in "The Notebook" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.

The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, CA ... where she was surrounded by family, including her husband, Robert, and her daughter Alexandra Cassavetes. Gena -- the daughter of actress Lady Rowlands, who was also diagnosed with Alzheimer's before her death -- retired from Hollywood in 2015 after earning 4 Emmy awards, 2 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. She collaborated with her first husband, filmmaker John Cassavetes, on a number of occasions ... including "Gloria" and "A Woman Under the Influence."

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