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Diane Keaton Dies at 79 as Family Confirms Death in California

Remembrances focus on her decades of candid discussion of bulimia.

Overview

  • A family spokesperson confirmed Keaton's death on Saturday in California, and the family has not disclosed a cause.
  • The Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall sustained a five-decade career with multiple Academy Award nominations.
  • Keaton said her bulimia began in her twenties after a weight-loss demand tied to a Broadway role in Hair, later calling it the lowest point in her life.
  • She publicly detailed binge episodes of up to 20,000 calories a day and credited therapy and speaking openly with aiding her recovery.
  • She previously faced skin cancer, including basal-cell carcinoma at 21 and a 2011 recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma requiring surgeries, and she is survived by her children, Dexter and Duke.