This author who battled Alzheimer's in her final years was the subject of the movie "Iris"
.... which is an unflinching account of famed British writer Iris 
Murdoch s battle ... She deeply loved her husband of forty years, John Bayley, a 
renowned... [DOC] [TLE] Elegy for Iris by John Bayley  Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists [PAR] John Bayley's memoir about his wife, award-winning author Iris Murdoch, ... 
Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.