Overview
- Producer and friend Dori Rath confirmed Keaton’s death to CBS/BBC, and a family member told the Associated Press she died in California surrounded by loved ones.
- Reports citing a dispatcher recording describe a 911 call from her Los Angeles home after 8 a.m. Saturday and say she was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
- People magazine reported her health “declined very suddenly” in recent months, and close friend Carole Bayer Sager said she saw Keaton weeks ago and that she had become very thin.
- Industry tributes poured in, with Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Jane Fonda, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Leonardo DiCaprio praising her originality and influence.
- Woody Allen commemorated Keaton in an essay for The Free Press, calling her “unlike anyone” and recalling their collaborations, including her Oscar-winning turn in Annie Hall.