Diane Keaton’s cause of death revealed by family
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Diane Keaton’s family revealed the Oscar-winning star’s cause of death to People Magazine Wednesday.
The family confirmed to the magazine in a statement that Keaton died of pneumonia.
“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,” reads the statement.
The Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride” died Oct 11 at the age of 79.
Los Angeles Fire responded to Keaton’s home and transported her to an L.A. area hospital where she died.
No public memorials have been announced yet.
The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. Keaton was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless, from her “La-dee-da, la-dee-da” phrasing as Annie Hall, bedecked in that necktie, bowler hat, vest and khakis, to her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams, the woman unfortunate enough to join the Corleone family.
Keaton won her first Oscar for “Annie Hall” and would go on to be nominated three more times, for “Reds,” “Marvin’s Room” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”
In her very Keaton way, upon accepting her Oscar in 1978 she laughed and said, “This is something.”
Keaton was born Diane Hall in January 1946 in Los Angeles, though her family was not part of the film industry she would find herself in. Her mother was a homemaker and photographer, and her father was in real estate and civil engineering.