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Hollywood mourns the death of Diane Keaton.
News of the beloved Oscar winner’s death at the age of 79 broke on Saturday. Many stars, including longtime colleagues and friends, honored her life and career with moving words on social media.
Bette Midler, who starred with Keaton and Goldie Hawn in The Devil’s Club, wrote on Instagram: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I can’t express how incredibly sad this makes me. She was hilarious, an absolute original and completely free of the guile or competitiveness that you would expect from a star of her stature. What you saw, was who she was… oh, la, lala!”
Memoirs by Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin
Goldie Hawn also remembered Keaton: “You captured the hearts of the world and shared your genius with millions, creating films that made us laugh and cry in ways only you could,” she wrote. “I was blessed to film ‘The Devil’s Club’ with you – our days started with coffee in the make-up van, full of laughter and jokes, until the last day of filming. It was a rollercoaster of love.”
Steve Martin, who played Keaton’s husband in 1991’s Father of the Bride and its sequel, paid tribute to her with a tongue-in-cheek post. On Instagram, he shared a clip from “Interview Magazine” in which Martin Short asks Keaton, “Who’s sexier, me or Steve Martin?” – to which Keaton replies, “I mean, you’re both idiots.” Martin commented: “This perfectly sums up our wonderful relationship with Diane.”
Colleagues from “Father of the Bride” and “Because I Said So”
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Keaton’s on-screen daughter in “Father of the Bride,” wrote: “Working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life. You are one of a kind and it was exciting to be in your orbit for a while. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent and most of all your laughter.”
Mandy Moore, who played Keaton’s daughter in 2007’s “Because I Said So,” called working together “an honor of a lifetime.” She wrote: “They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but I got to work with one of my heroes – and even call her ‘Mom’ for a few months. An honor of a lifetime. What a shining human being Di was and is. I’m so sad she’s gone – for all the reasons, but also because it feels like she’ll be here forever, enchanting us with her talent, her charm (and her style, please!)! One of the best at all. All my love goes out to her children and relatives.”
Jane Fonda and Cynthia Nixon about their colleague
Jane Fonda, Keaton’s co-star in “Book Club”: The Next Chapter, captioned a photo of a smiling Keaton: “It’s hard to believe… or accept… that Diane is no longer here. She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own little foibles, endlessly creative – in her acting, her clothes, her books, her friendships, her houses, her library, her Worldview. Unique – that’s what she was. And even though she never wanted to admit it, she was a great actress!”
Cynthia Nixon remembered her “absolute idol” in a moving post. Both starred in 2014’s 5 Flights Up: “I loved her acting. I loved her charisma. I loved everything about her,” Nixon wrote alongside a series of photos with Keaton and her co-star Morgan Freeman. “I tried to dress like her since I was twelve. I kept my hair long, wore men’s hats and vests, and (even though I could see perfectly) I put on intellectual glasses because I thought I would look more like her.”
“A little over ten years ago I got to act with her in a movie called ‘5 Flights Up’ – it was like a dream come true. I was very shy around her, but I think she liked me and that meant everything to me.”