Sources indicate Diane Keaton may have struggled with health issues in the months preceding her passing at 79.
On Saturday, October 11, Keaton’s representative shared that the actress passed away at 79, but did not provide additional information. Her family “requested privacy” as they mourned their significant loss.
Us Weekly contacted Keaton’s team for comments regarding her death.
A Keaton associate later told People that the health of the Annie Hall actress “declined rapidly” in her final months as she stepped away from the spotlight. The friend noted that Keaton had been a common sight in her Brentwood, California, neighborhood — often seen walking her dog, Reggie — but she suddenly stopped appearing publicly earlier in the year.
Reports say Keaton chose to keep her health problems a secret from many friends, opting to spend time only with “her closest family.” She had two children: a daughter, Dexter, and a son, Duke, both of whom she adopted as infants.
In March, reports emerged that Keaton listed her Sullivan Canyon home, built in the 1920s, for sale, even reducing the price by $1.4 million to encourage a quick sale. The news was surprising, given that Keaton essentially rebuilt the property completely.
Her 2017 design book, The House That Pinterest Built, detailed her meticulous, multi-year renovation, explaining how Pinterest boards helped increase the 9,200-square-foot residence’s value. (Keaton purchased the Sullivan Canyon estate in 2011 for $4.7 million before listing it for $27.5 million earlier this year.)
Keaton told Architectural Digest in 2017 that relying on design ideas from Pinterest while remodeling her home was “soothing.”
“I’m still in love with it; I’m still in love with Pinterest!” she exclaimed. “To me, it’s soothing, because you’re also on a hunt. It leads to something else, and that leads to something else, and it just goes on and on. And that’s the light you want — the light from the computer. It just makes everything look better.”
Diane Keaton in February 2004. Vince Bucci/Getty Images
In addition to Pinterest, Keaton also drew inspiration for the remodeling from The Three Little Pigs, a classic children’s story.
“[The pigs’ house] was made of bricks,” she wrote in The House That Pinterest Built. “I knew I was going to live in a brick house when I grew up.”
The Academy Award winner is survived by her two children, Dexter and Duke, whom she adopted in her 50s. She never married, although she had well-publicized relationships with Woody Allen, Al Pacino, and Warren Beatty, all co-stars, during the 1970s.
Following the shocking announcement of the Hollywood icon’s passing, numerous friends, co-stars, and admirers shared heartfelt tributes.
“This breaks my heart,” wrote Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Keaton’s costar from Father of the Bride. “Getting to work with Diane Keaton will always be one of the highlights of my life. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”
Josh Gad called Keaton’s death a “monumental loss” for Hollywood, adding: “Diane Keaton in many ways defined my love of movies. From Annie Hall to the Godfather films, from First Wives Club to Baby Boom, from Father of the Bride to Something’s Gotta Give, here [sic] resume was nothing short of iconic and hall of fame worthy.”
The Frozen star mentioned other recent deaths in Hollywood, stating there “are no replacements for a Gene Hackman or a Robert Redford or a Diane Keaton.”
Gad concluded: “They were the mavericks who helped redefine movies for a generation and losing them feels like also losing a chance inactive tissue to that golden age just out of reach. My heart goes out to Diane’s entire family during this impossible moment. RIP.”
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