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Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, star of “Annie Hall” and “The Godfather,” has died at 79, according to People and The New York Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
At the end of “Annie Hall,” Woody Allen’s character Alvy says love is “totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd,” but “we keep goin’ through it.” So, too, did its star, Diane Keaton<\/a>, who died at age 79 on Oct. 11<\/a>, People<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\nThe Oscar winner \u2212 who grew up in Los Angeles before getting her start on Broadway in “Hair” and transitioned to film with “Lovers and Other Strangers” before being cast in iconic films<\/a> as wide-ranging as “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” and “Something’s Gotta Give” \u2212 never married, but had several high-profile Hollywood relationships.<\/p>\nDiane Keaton met Woody Allen during an audition<\/h2>\n
Keaton started dating Woody Allen in the late 1960s, when she starred in his Broadway show, “Play it Again, Sam.” The perennially shy actress said working with him on his comedic films helped her relax and feel more comfortable.<\/p>\n
Though their relationship didn’t last, she remained his supporter for decades after he faced sexual abuse allegations. (In 2018, she tweeted, “Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him.”)<\/p>\n
They costarred in eight films, but it was “Annie Hall” that won Keaton an Academy Award for best actress.<\/p>\n
Al Pacino caught Diane Keaton’s eye from the start<\/h2>\n
Keaton was cast before Pacino for “The Godfather,” and they met during a screen test for first film in the trilogy. Director Francis Ford Coppola asked her after, “What do you think of Al?” and, as Keaton recalled to “Interview<\/a>,” she replied, “I think he’s great.” But their relationship didn’t take off until they starred in “The Godfather Part II,” and they stayed together for 15 years.<\/p>\n“I was mad for him,” the actress told People<\/a>. “Charming, hilarious, a nonstop talker. There was an aspect of him that was like a lost orphanage … and oh, gorgeous.”<\/p>\nAfter the split \u2212 she said in a CBS<\/a> interview that he was more of a serious actor, who liked to read Shakespeare together at night \u2212 they didn’t remain close. But at Keaton\u2019s 2017 American Film Institute Life Achievement Award ceremony, Pacino took the stage saying, “Hi, Di, good seeing you, I like your hat,” and went on to declare, \u201cYou\u2019re a great artist. … I love you forever.\u201d And in a 2021 interview<\/a> highlighting questions from her closest friends, she told him, “I was in love with you. You couldn\u2019t be more magical and entertaining and unique and all those things wrapped into one.”<\/p>\nShe was Warren Beatty’s on- and off-screen love<\/h2>\n
Keaton began dating Warren Beatty when they filmed “Reds” in 1981. He was her costar and director, and their relationship continued long after filming ended, lasting five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first time I saw Warren was in ‘Splendor in the Grass’ ” in 1961, Keaton told\u00a0Variety\u00a0in 2016<\/a>. \u201cHe was, I mean, to die for. A dream. \u2026 Not only was he beautiful, gorgeous and sexy and captivating and mysterious and a great movie star, but he was also an unbelievable producer and director.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at age 79<\/p>\n
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, star of “Annie Hall” and “The Godfather,” has died at 79, according to People and The New York Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
At the end of “Annie Hall,” Woody Allen’s character Alvy says love is “totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd,” but “we keep goin’ through it.” So, too, did its star, Diane Keaton<\/a>, who died at age 79 on Oct. 11<\/a>, People<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n The Oscar winner \u2212 who grew up in Los Angeles before getting her start on Broadway in “Hair” and transitioned to film with “Lovers and Other Strangers” before being cast in iconic films<\/a> as wide-ranging as “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” and “Something’s Gotta Give” \u2212 never married, but had several high-profile Hollywood relationships.<\/p>\n Keaton started dating Woody Allen in the late 1960s, when she starred in his Broadway show, “Play it Again, Sam.” The perennially shy actress said working with him on his comedic films helped her relax and feel more comfortable.<\/p>\n Though their relationship didn’t last, she remained his supporter for decades after he faced sexual abuse allegations. (In 2018, she tweeted, “Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him.”)<\/p>\n They costarred in eight films, but it was “Annie Hall” that won Keaton an Academy Award for best actress.<\/p>\n Keaton was cast before Pacino for “The Godfather,” and they met during a screen test for first film in the trilogy. Director Francis Ford Coppola asked her after, “What do you think of Al?” and, as Keaton recalled to “Interview<\/a>,” she replied, “I think he’s great.” But their relationship didn’t take off until they starred in “The Godfather Part II,” and they stayed together for 15 years.<\/p>\n “I was mad for him,” the actress told People<\/a>. “Charming, hilarious, a nonstop talker. There was an aspect of him that was like a lost orphanage … and oh, gorgeous.”<\/p>\n After the split \u2212 she said in a CBS<\/a> interview that he was more of a serious actor, who liked to read Shakespeare together at night \u2212 they didn’t remain close. But at Keaton\u2019s 2017 American Film Institute Life Achievement Award ceremony, Pacino took the stage saying, “Hi, Di, good seeing you, I like your hat,” and went on to declare, \u201cYou\u2019re a great artist. … I love you forever.\u201d And in a 2021 interview<\/a> highlighting questions from her closest friends, she told him, “I was in love with you. You couldn\u2019t be more magical and entertaining and unique and all those things wrapped into one.”<\/p>\n Keaton began dating Warren Beatty when they filmed “Reds” in 1981. He was her costar and director, and their relationship continued long after filming ended, lasting five years.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time I saw Warren was in ‘Splendor in the Grass’ ” in 1961, Keaton told\u00a0Variety\u00a0in 2016<\/a>. \u201cHe was, I mean, to die for. A dream. \u2026 Not only was he beautiful, gorgeous and sexy and captivating and mysterious and a great movie star, but he was also an unbelievable producer and director.\u201d<\/p>\nDiane Keaton met Woody Allen during an audition<\/h2>\n
Al Pacino caught Diane Keaton’s eye from the start<\/h2>\n
She was Warren Beatty’s on- and off-screen love<\/h2>\n