Overview
- Midler used a Late Show appearance to remember Keaton as inimitable and "so authentically herself," calling her presence "utterly magical."
- She recalled feeling intimidated at an early café table read with Keaton and Goldie Hawn, saying she had never laughed so hard in her life.
- Midler also praised Keaton’s signature style, photography, and books, noting she was one of the few people she followed on Instagram.
- Hawn posted a separate Instagram tribute celebrating their First Wives Club bond and offering condolences to Keaton’s children, Dex and Duke.
- A spokesperson confirmed Keaton died in California on Oct. 11 at age 79, and no official cause of death has been announced as friends describe a sudden decline and a private final period.