Diane Keaton dies at 79, People Magazine reports

Forty years later, when Keaton received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award for his work, Allen paid tribute to his first muse.

“The moment I met him he was a huge inspiration to me,” he said. “I definitely owe a lot of what I’ve accomplished in my life to her. She’s truly amazing.”

Keaton was also a director, writer, producer and photographer and had a passion for restoring California mansions. He detailed his life in two memoirs: Then Again In 2011, she revealed that she suffered from the eating disorder bulimia in her 20s and Let’s Just Say It’s Not Beautiful In 2014.

She was equally famous for her high-profile romances with co-star Allen; Warren Beatty, co-star and director reds; and Al Pacino, who played her boyfriend and husband in The Godfather movies.

“Every man had a different decade,” he said in 2013. “Woody was in my 20s, Warren was in my 30s, and Al was borderline: late 30s/early 40s.”

‘Without Woody, nothing would have happened’

Keaton was born Diane Hall in Los Angeles on January 5, 1946. The eldest of four children, Keaton took her mother’s maiden name to avoid confusion with another actress of the same name.

His father, a civil engineer, and his mother, a maid, moved the family to suburban Santa Ana when Keaton was a child.

After briefly attending college in California, Keaton moved to New York to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Starred in the original Broadway rock musical Hair The shy actress, who spent years in therapy, refused to appear naked in the production.

However, this was an audition for Allen’s stage production. Play It Again Sam this changed his life.

“Nothing would have happened if it wasn’t for Woody Allen. If I hadn’t been in that play…” Keaton said. Vanity Fair In 2011.

Keaton earned a Tony nomination for the role, which sparked their romance as well as a lifelong friendship and a collaboration that included many of Allen’s best films. Sleeping, Love and Death And Manhattan.

Inside Annie Hallhe immortalized the phrase “la-dee-da, la-dee-da, la-la” so characteristic of his volatile, fluttering style.

Years later, Keaton stood by Allen after the producer’s adopted daughter accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a child. Allen denied the allegations and was never charged.

In an interview with Allen, she said of Allen: “I still love him; there are some people who stay in his life and that’s important and they’re there for the long haul.” Telegram In 2013.

After seeing him inside Lovers and Other Strangers Impressed by her strange and nervous demeanor, Francis Ford Coppola cast Keaton as Pacino’s love interest, Kay Adams. Godfather. The actress had an important role in the film, which won the Oscar for best picture in 1973.

As Keaton’s career progressed, she transitioned from creative roles to mature career women to mothers struggling with family issues. He credits director Nancy Myers for his long-lasting career. They worked together on four films, including 1987’s. Baby Boomand the 1991 remake of the 1950s film. Father of the Bride.

Keaton was also nominated for a leading actor Emmy in 1995. Amelia Earhart: The Finale Flight He has directed several films, television episodes and two music videos for singer Belinda Carlisle.

Despite their well-publicized romance, he never married.

“I think I was really afraid of men and at the same time I was very attracted to extremely talented people who were dazzling,” she said. by hand magazine in 2015. “I don’t think this would be a good marriage with someone like me who doesn’t fit in.”

After adopting two children, Dexter and Duke, when he was in his 50s, Keaton said he found a true purpose in his life that he had never had before.

“I’ve been so intensely involved in myself forever,” she told CBS News. “And it changes the whole landscape of your life. It changes your whole perspective in a good way.” “In a beautiful way… I think they’re both miracles.”

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