Tag Archives: ‘The Notebook’ director unveils heartbreaking health battle of mum Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands has been marred with grim consequence of old age in a heartbreaking revelation by her son. The 93-year-old actress, who starred in The Notebook as older version of Rachel McAdams’ character Allie, has Alzheimer’s disease. In the film directed by her son Nick Cassavetes, Gena played a woman dealing with cognitive decline in the last moments of the iconic …

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