Goodbye Annie Hall: Legendary actress Diane Keaton dies at age 79

by Jennifer Asensio
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Diane Keaton, the famous actress Annie Hall, The godfather, Reeds, father of the brideand First Wives ClubKeaton died at the age of 79. Her film producer confirmed her death on October 11. Although the cause remains unknown, Keaton’s health had been deteriorating for a few months.

She was born Diane Hall, but took her mother’s maiden name on stage and screen. She got her start in the Broadway production of haira 1960s hippie musical that features a nude scene at the end. Famously, Keaton refused to appear on stage naked in this scene.

Made famous by Woody Allen

Her participation in this production, and perhaps her notoriety from it, caught the attention of famed director Woody Allen, whom Keaton has since credited with propelling her career. Delivered by Allen in the theatrical version of Play it again, Samand then later in the screen version. With Woody Allen, she made five films, in which she also appeared sleeper, Love and deathand Manhattan. Her role in Annie Hall It is considered one of her distinctive roles and won an Academy Award in 1978. Keaton also stood by Allen in the controversy surrounding his daughter.

However, before she made films with Woody Allen, she played a role that would prove to Hollywood that she could do drama: that of Kay Adams Corleone, the wife of Michael Corleone, also known as The godfather. Keaton will play the character for all three films in the Godfather franchise. The godfather It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972, and although Diane Keaton didn’t win for her performance, she showed the world that there was more to her talent than singing, dancing and comedy.

Diane Keaton off camera

Off screen, she was known for her unconventional fashion sense, which she credited to her admiration for Katharine Hepburn. Like her famous predecessor, Keaton has been known to often wear pants. She also often wore women’s jackets or oversized clothing, and one of her most famous accessories was a bowler hat.

She had many famous romances, such as Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholsonbut never married. She adopted two children, a girl named Dexter and a boy named Duke, when she was 50 and 55 years old respectively. She became a single mother in her advanced age but continued to be a force in Hollywood and other fields. She was also a photographer, writer of several books, including a memoir, and even a real estate developer.

Keaton’s health declined over several months, during which she sold some of her favorite possessions. However, she kept her affairs secret, so her death came as a shock to fans around the world.

Many of her former co-stars and colleagues, such as Francis Ford Coppola, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Woody Allen, have memorialized her through tributes, such as Allen’s article about her in Free press. The amazing actress will live through her films and her death is a loss to cinema.