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  2. Aug 7, 2024 · Jenny's true cause of death in Forrest Gump is widely believed to be HIV due to the AIDS pandemic at the time. Screenwriter Eric Roth confirmed that late-stage HIV was the illness Jenny died from in the canceled Forrest Gump sequel.

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  3. Jul 30, 2023 · In the film, written by Eric Roth, Jenny died on March 22, 1982. It wasn't until an interview with Yahoo! News in 2019 that Roth clarified that, yes, in the film, Jenny did indeed die of...

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  4. 1 day ago · Medical Depiction and Timeline Analysis. Hepatitis C stands as a compelling candidate for Jenny’s cause of death. A chronic liver disease, Hepatitis C, often spreads through blood-to-blood contact, frequently via shared needles among drug users. This disease remained largely undiagnosed until its discovery in 1989.

  5. Jun 27, 2020 · Jenny’s Cause of Death: Since Jenny’s virus is never specified in the movie, there have been theories that she contracted AIDS. After all, she seems to have had multiple sexual partners while she was in the era of ‘free love.’.

  6. Dec 25, 2022 · Twenty-five years after the film’s release, screenwriter Eric Roth finally revealed that Jenny did, indeed, die from HIV/AIDS. She likely contracted the disease in the many years that she and Forrest were apart.

  7. May 18, 2022 · During the 25th anniversary of Forrest Gump in 2019, the film’s screenwriter Eric Roth confirmed that Jenny’s death was caused by complications related to HIV or AIDS. Throughout the film, you watch Jenny live her early years during the 1960s, a decade famous for hippies and the free love moment.

  8. Sep 7, 2024 · Forrest Gump: What Illness Jenny Dies From Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth confirmed Jenny dies after becoming HIV-positive - but Jenny's illness being AIDs isn't made clear in the movie.