Alzheimer's is an incurable and unpreventable disease. The disease is most prevalent in patients over the age of 65, but early-onset Alzheimer's can affect people as young as 30.
Actresses, Musicians, Models
Mabel Albertson, Arlene Francis, Rita Hayworth, Molly Picon, Bettye Ackerman, Billie Bird, June Bronhill, Imogene Coca, Lilli Damita, Katherine DeMille, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hope Garber, Dorothy Hart, Lois January, Evelyn Keyes, Patricia Kirkwood, Laura La Plante, Dorien Leigh, Eva Likova,Toni Mannix, Acquanetta, Mae Questel, Esther Sandoval, Catherine Scorsese, Norma Shearer, Eleanor Stewart, Lorna Thayer, Nedra Volz, Ruth Wallis, Henrietta Valor, and Kay Swift all suffered from the disease.
Businesswomen, Socialites, Politicians
Prominent businesswomen, socialites, and politicians who suffered from the disease include Joyce Chen, Janet Lee Bouvier, Audrey Callaghan, Marta Fernandez Miranda de Batista, Jane Muskie, and Nancy Talbot.
Authors, Sculptors, Artists, Professors
Iris Murdoch, Selma Jeanne Cohen, Mitzi Cunliffe, Dorothy Dunn, Margaret Gowing, Marjorie Kellogg, Joan Whitney Kramer, Merlyn Mantle, Marjorie Morgan, Iris Murdoch, Mary Walker Phillips, and Anne-Catharina Vestly all had the disease.
Athletes, Explorers
Betty Schwartz, Patty Berg, Gladys Gillem, Edith Ronne, and Doreen Wilber suffered from Alzheimer's.
Completeness
Alzheimer's is a disease that affects nearly five million patients worldwide. Misdiagnosed cases of Alzheimer's have been reported, and thus a full list of sufferers is impossible to compile.
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