{"id":199298,"date":"2025-10-16T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/diane-keatons-cause-of-death-at-age-79-revealed-by-actress-family\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T00:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:01:40","slug":"diane-keatons-cause-of-death-at-age-79-revealed-by-actress-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/diane-keatons-cause-of-death-at-age-79-revealed-by-actress-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Keaton\u2019s Cause of Death at Age 79 Revealed by Actress’ Family"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Diane Keaton<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s cause of death has officially been confirmed.<\/p>\n

Keaton\u2019s family shared in a statement to People<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday, October 15, that the Oscar-winner died of pneumonia on Saturday, October 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

Keaton\u2019s family also detailed more about the actress\u2019 incredible life, telling the outlet, \u201cShe loved her animals and she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tFans of famed actress Diane Keaton are revisiting some of the actress\u2019 most memorable roles following news of her death. People confirmed on October 11, 2025 that the Something\u2019s Gotta Give actress died in California. She was 79. A spokesperson told the outlet no additional information regarding the actress\u2019 death was available at the time, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> reached out for comment from Keaton\u2019s representatives.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the actress confirmed on Saturday, October 11, that she\u2019d died at age 79<\/a>, though no further details were initially revealed. Her family \u2014 which includes daughter Dexter and son Duke<\/a> \u2014 simply \u201casked for privacy\u201d as they grieved the actress.<\/p>\n

A friend of Keaton\u2019s later told People<\/em><\/a> that her heath \u201cdeclined very suddenly\u201d<\/a> in the final months of her life adding that the actress had chosen to withdraw from public life in order to spend time strictly with her \u201cvery closest family.\u201d While Keaton was reportedly often seen walking her dog Reggie in her neighborhood, those sightings stopped shortly before her death.<\/p>\n

Keaton was in the process of trying to sell her 9,200 square foot home in Los Angeles\u2019 Sullivan Canyon neighborhood, despite documenting its ground-up remodeling in her 2017 book The House That Pinterest Built. While she initially listed the property for $28.9 million, she swiftly cut $1.4 million off the asking price in March in hopes of selling it quicker.<\/p>\n

Keaton\u2019s final Instagram post<\/a> was made in collaboration with Hudson Grace, the home decor company which sold her collection, for National Pet Day in April and featured her beloved golden retriever, Reggie, modeling some products from her line.<\/p>\n

\u201cProof our pets have great taste too,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cHappy National Pet Day from HG & Diane Keaton.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Keaton\u2019s incredible Hollywood career spanned nearly 60 years, and included her winning the Best Actress Oscar for her 1977 comedy, Annie Hall<\/em>. (She was later nominated for the prestigious award three more times throughout her career for the 1981 political drama Reds<\/em>, 1996\u2019s family drama Marvin\u2019s Room<\/em> and the 2003 comedy Something\u2019s Gotta Give<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Her breakthrough film performance came from playing reluctant mob wife Kay Adams-Corleone, opposite Al Pacino<\/strong>, in 1972\u2019s The Godfather<\/em>. She later was a mainstay in then-boyfriend Allen\u2019s 1970s various comedies, such as Annie Hall<\/em>, Love and Death<\/em> and Manhattan<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Keaton branched out as a director of music videos and TV episodes by the early 1990s, including working behind the camera on groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks<\/em> in 1991. She returned to acting with the acclaimed drama Marvin\u2019s Room<\/em> and blockbuster comedy The First Wives Club<\/em> in 1996, with the latter becoming her biggest commercial hit of the decade up to that point.<\/p>\n

The influential actress continued landing leading movie roles up until shortly before her death, having teamed up with Kathy Bates<\/strong> and Alfre Woodard<\/strong> for the 2024 comedy Summer Camp<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tDiane Keaton lived life to the fullest up until her death. On October 11, news broke that the actress had died in California at the age of 79. A spokesperson for her family confirmed her death to People and added that Keaton\u2019s relatives have \u201casked for privacy.\u201d While the Oscar-winning actress had a remarkable career [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Following her death in October 2025, Keaton\u2019s First Wives Club<\/em> costar Bette Midler<\/strong> remembered her for being completely unique<\/a> among Hollywood stars.<\/p>\n

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