The household of Diane Keaton revealed her reason for dying in a press release shared with Folks journal on Wednesday, lower than every week after the Oscar-winning actress died.
“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved Diane, who passed away from pneumonia on October 11,” the assertion reads.
Her household added that Keaton “loved her animals and she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her.”
The legendary actor — finest recognized for her roles in “Annie Hall,” the Woody Allen film that received her the Oscar for Greatest Actress in 1978, and “The Godfather” — died in California Saturday, a household spokesperson advised Folks on the time. She was 79.
Her dying prompted an outpouring of emotion from the appearing world.
Jane Fonda, Keaton’s co-star within the 2018 film “Book Club,” stated the information was “hard to believe … or accept.”
“She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly creative … in her acting, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her homes, her library, her world view,” Fonda wrote on social media. “Unique is what she was. And, though she didn’t know it or wouldn’t admit it, man she was a fine actress!”
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In a prolonged submit on Instagram, filmmaker Nancy Meyers, who labored with Keaton on “Baby Boom, “Father of the Bride” and “Something’s Gotta Give,” which received her a Golden Globe in 2004, wrote that “we have lost a giant.”
“As a woman, I lost a friend of almost 40 years — at times over those years, she felt like a sister because we shared so many truly memorable experiences. As a filmmaker, I’ve lost a connection with an actress that one can only dream of,” she continued.
Reese Witherspoon referred to as Keaton “one of my first mentors in this business.”
“She is just … a truly original person,” Witherspoon continued. “So for Diane, watch one of her movies and wear like a really cool, interesting outfit, black and white, take a cool picture and just live your dream. Just be your unique, interesting self. I think Diane would be really happy.”
Keaton by no means married and was outspoken about not wanting to this point. She is survived by her two kids, Dexter and Duke.
