Diane Keaton ‘was very thin, had lost much weight,’ friend recalls Oscar-winning actress's last moments before 911 call
Diane Keaton, the legendary actress known for films like ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘Father of the Bride’, passed away at 79 in California on 11 October. Friends noted her declining health and significant weight loss in her final weeks.
Diane Keaton, the iconic Hollywood actress who passed away at the age of 79, had grown noticeably feeble and weak in her final days, a close friend has revealed. Just days before the 911 emergency call, Diane Keaton appeared weak and had lost a significant amount of weight.
As per a TMZ report, the Father of the Bride and The First Wives Club star breathed her last on 11 October in Brentwood, California.
A recording of the emergency dispatcher's call to the Los Angeles Fire Department indicated a response to “Rescue 19, person down” at Keaton's home address shortly after 8 am on Saturday. The veteran actress had been surrounded by loved ones when she passed, a relative informed AP.
The Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather trilogy and Father of the Bride, had become increasingly reclusive in the past year. Longtime friend and Grammy-and Oscar-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager told Daily Mail, “I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin," adding, "She had lost so much weight.”
Carole Sager also shared that Diane Keaton had temporarily relocated to Palm Springs after her Brentwood home was damaged during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. She said, "She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside and they had to clean everything."
“She was down there for a while, and when she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she'd lost,” Carole Bayer Sager added.
Co-star Al Pacino regrets not marrying Diane Keaton
A confidante of the Oscar-winning actor revealed that her former boyfriend and co-star, Al Pacino, who dated Keaton between 1971 and 1987, had harboured a lifelong regret of not marrying Keaton when he had the opportunity.
Reflecting on the loss of Annie Hall actress, the friend added, "For years after he and Diane split, Al used to say, ‘if it’s meant to be, it’s never too late for a do-over’. But sadly, now it is."
Diane Keaton received recognition for her work in several hit movies, such as 1977's comedy Annie Hall, 1981's Reds, 1996's Marvin’s Room, 1987's Baby Boom, 1996's The First Wives Club, 1991's The Father of the Bride, and 2003's Something’s Gotta Give.