Diane Keaton, Oscar-Profitable Comedy Star, Dies at 79

One of many movie world’s signature stars of the final 50 years has died.

Diane Keaton handed away on Saturday, October 11 in California. Her loss of life was first reported by People Magazine. A spokesperson informed the outlet “there are not any additional particulars obtainable right now, and her household has requested for privateness on this second of nice unhappiness.” Keaton was 79 years outdated.

Born Diane Corridor on January 5, 1946, Keaton grew up in Los Angeles. (She modified her stage title to Diane Keaton as a result of another person had already registered with Actors’ Fairness underneath her actual title; Keaton was her mom’s maiden title.) She studied appearing in New York, and discovered work on Broadway, the place she was forged reverse Woody Allen in his 1969 play Play It Once more, Sam. (The play was later become a movie, directed by Herbert Ross, the place Keaton reprised her function.) Keaton acquired a Tony Award nomination for Greatest Supporting Actress for her efficiency.

Keaton’s huge break as a movie actor got here when she was forged in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather because the Kay Adams, Michael Corleone’s girlfriend. Keaton later reprised the function in each 1974’s The Godfather Half II and 1990’s The Godfather Half III.

After The Godfather, Keaton turned Allen’s definitive onscreen co-star of the Seventies. She appeared in lots of the author/director/star’s hottest movies of the interval, together with Sleeper, Love and Dying, Manhattan, and Allen’s most celebrated film, the romantic comedy Annie Corridor. Launched in 1977, Annie Corridor gained 4 Academy Awards, together with Greatest Image (over the unique Star Wars), Greatest Director, Greatest Unique Screenplay, and Greatest Actress for Keaton as Annie Corridor.

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Though The Godfather and Annie Corridor remained Keaton’s two defining roles, she continued to star in movies proper up final yr. The record of standard and critically acclaimed hits she appeared in goes on and on: Searching for Mr. Goodbar, Interiors, Reds, The First Wives Membership, Father of the Bride and its sequel, Marvin’s Room, One thing’s Gotta Give, The Household Stone, Guide Membership, and its sequel, 2023’s Guide Membership: The Subsequent Chapter. (She was nominated for Greatest Actress once more for Reds, Marvin’s Room, and One thing’s Gotta Give.)

Keaton additionally directed 4 movies, beginning with 1987’s Heaven. Her most up-to-date directorial effort, 2000’s Hanging Up was 2000’s Hanging Up. Her remaining movie as an actor was 2024’s Summer time Camp, reverse Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard.

Keaton was an actor whose skills spanned a number of genres, and whose attraction crossed a number of generations. Her loss of life is a large loss for film lovers; it’s arduous to think about the cinema of the Seventies — or many of the a long time since — with out her.