Overview

• Nancy Meyers honored her longtime collaborator on Instagram, calling Keaton a fearless talent and a friend of nearly 40 years, and reflecting on their work on Baby Boom, Father of the Bride and Something’s Gotta Give.
• Keanu Reeves, speaking in New York at a screening of his film Good Fortune, praised Keaton as a generous artist and a very special, unique person, recalling their time together on Something’s Gotta Give.
• Woody Allen wrote that the world is drearier without Keaton in an essay for The Free Press, while Jane Fonda, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Kimberly Williams-Paisley shared memories highlighting her impact.
• A 2017 AFI Life Achievement Gala clip of Steve Martin and Martin Short serenading Keaton with The Way You Look Tonight resurfaced widely, as Martin also posted fond remembrances of their rapport.
• Keaton died in California on Oct. 11 at age 79, her family requested privacy, no official cause has been released, and reports noted an LAFD medical call and friends saying her health declined very suddenly.