Gene Rowlands’ son Nick Cassavetes shares fond memories of his mother after her death.
Rowlands, best known for her roles in Notebook and A woman under the influence, died at her home in Indian Wells, California at the age of 94 on Wednesday, August 14. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including her husband Robert and daughter Alexandra.
On Thursday, Cassavetes paid tribute to the late actress with a sentimental post on Instagram. Sharing a throwback picture of mother and son smiling together, he wrote: “One last hurray. Love you mom. See you soon…”
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Actress Gena Rowlands, daughter Xan Cassavetes, son director Nick Cassavetes and granddaughter Alexandra Cassavetes in 2014.
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Cassavetes, 65, also reposted several memories and messages others shared about Rowlands through his Instagram Stories. One photo featured Rowlands’ iconic poster for the 1980 film Gloria, in which she played the main role.
In another picture, Rowlands smiled as she held hands with her husband John Cassavetes – Nick’s father – for their film Opening nightwhich was published in 1977.
“Another great team reunited! RIP Gena Rowlands,” the post read. John and Rowlands married in 1954 and shared Nick and daughters Alexandra and Zoe before he died in 1989 of complications from cirrhosis. He was 59.
In 2012, Rowlands married retired businessman Robert Forrest, affectionately known as Bob by Cassavetes.
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She and Nick worked together on Notebook in 2004, which he directed. Rowlands played an older Allie who has Alzheimer’s disease. It became one of her most famous roles.
Her death comes two months after Nick said Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
He said Entertainment Weekly, “I talked my mom into playing the older Allie and 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.”
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He then continued: “She’s in complete dementia. And it’s so crazy – we lived it, she faked it, and now it’s all on us.”
He added yes Notebook was still a favorite film 20 years after its premiere.
“It’s always a shock to hear that so much time has passed, but it makes sense. I’m happy it exists. It seems to have worked,” he said. – I am very proud of that.
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