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Gena Rowlands, Actress in ‘The Notebook,’ Dies at 94
Gena Rowlands, known for her role in ‘The Notebook’ and her work with filmmaker husband John Cassavetes, died on Wednesday, August 14, at the age of 94
Gena Rowlands, known for her role in hit romantic drama The Notebook as well as her work with filmmaker husband John Cassavetes, died on Wednesday, August 14, at the age of 94. Rowlands, an honorary Oscar recipient who also received two Academy Award nods, portrayed an Alzheimer’s-afflicted woman, the dementia-ridden Allie, in 2004’s The Notebook. Speaking to O magazine in 2004, Rowlands discussed how her own mother had happened to have battled Alzheimer’s, and how that experience had affected her approach to taking on the role in The Notebook.
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