Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed

News Moderator - Tomas KauerOctober 16, 20252 Mins read147 Views

New details about Diane Keaton‘s death have emerged.

The Oscar winner—who starred in films Annie Hall, Father of the Bride and Something’s Gotta Give, among others, throughout her decades-long career—died at age 79 from pneumonia, her family confirmed to People Oct. 15.

Diane’s family added in a statement to the outlet, “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.”

She is survived by her two kids: Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25.

While Keaton kept much of her private life out of the public eye, she did previously share her thoughts on death and leaving behind her two kids.

“I’m very aware that my dad died when he was 68, and my mother was in her early 70s when her brain really started to go,” she told AARP in 2012, per Parade. “When I think about my kids in their 20s and 30s, and me in my 70s and 80s, I worry about that, definitely.”

“I want to be there for them,” Keaton continued. “I want my body and mind to stay strong, and to share all these life lessons. But I also know they need to have the freedom and independence to learn on their own.”

After Keaton’s death was announced on Oct. 11, many of her friends and former costars, including First Wives Club’s Bette Midler, honored the actress.

“She was hilarious,” Midler wrote of her friend on Instagram, “a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star.”

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Kate Hudson, whose mom Goldie Hawn also appeared in First Wives Club, also paid tribute to Keaton on Instagram, writing, “We love you so much Diane.”

Meanwhile, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who portrayed Keaton’s onscreen daughter in Father of the Bride, reflected on their time together.

“Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life,” she wrote on Instagram. “You are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”

Another one of Keaton’s onscreen daughters, Because I Said So‘s Mandy Moore, called working with her the “honor of a lifetime.”

“They say don’t meet your heros but I got to work with one of mine and even call her ‘mom’ for a few months,” Moore wrote on Instagram. “What an incandescent human Di is and was. I am so sad she’s gone for all the reasons but also because it felt like she’d be here forever, dazzling us with her talent and charm (and her style, c’mon)!!!”

“One of the very best to ever do it,” she concluded. “All my love to her children and loved ones.”

Keep reading to revisit Diane’s decorated life in photos.

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