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New Delhi, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's debut film production "Girls Will Be Girls" has earned two nominations the John Cassavetes Award and Best Supporting Performance for Kani Kusruti at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards. Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal's 'Girls Will Be Girls' earns two nominations at Independent Spirit Awards "Girls Will Be Girls", directed by Shuchi Talati, revolves around a …

Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and who later charmed audiences in her son's tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. Operating outside the studio system, the husband-and-wife team of John Cassavetes and Rowlands created …

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US actress Gena Rowlands, whose six-decade career garnered Oscar nominations and other acclaim, died Wednesday at age 94. The humour and heartache of Gena Rowlands No official cause of death was immediately given, but her son Nick Cassavetes said earlier this year she had been battling Alzheimer's disease for five years. In what many consider her finest role, Rowlands captured …

Gena Rowlands dead: 'Notebook' actor starred in Cassavetes films

Actor Gena Rowlands, known for films “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Gloria” and “The Notebook,” has died. Award-winning actor Gena Rowlands, whose appearances in “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Gloria” and “The Notebook” were among her many celebrated collaborations with her late husband, John Cassavetes, and their son, Nick, died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells after a years-long …

Classic cult movie The Notebook recently celebrated 20 years since it was revealed in 2004. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Tuesday, says Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. Director Nick Cassavetes says, ‘She acted it and now it's upon us’ Director and actor, Nick Cassavetes who is also the son of the 94-year-old actor revealed that …

Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, her son Nick Cassavetes says

NEW YORK — The celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. “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,” Cassavetes said. And it’s so crazy — we …

Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, son Nick Cassavetes reveals: ‘She’s in full dementia’

Actor Gena Rowlands, 94, has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for years, her son revealed in a recent interview. When Oscar winner Gena Rowlands appeared in “The Notebook” 20 years ago, she starred as an older version of Rachel McAdams’ character who was living with Alzheimer’s. The prolific 94-year-old actor, who is the widow of director John Cassavetes, has Alzheimer’s, …

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