After the tragic news Diane Keaton had passed away, fans were left shocked and clamoring for answers as to what happened to the beloved actress.
RadarOnline.com can reveal Keaton’s cause of death has been officially announced.
What Did Diane Keaton Die of?
Diane Keaton’s family asked for donations to a local food bank or animal shelter in her memory.
In a statement to a media outlet, Keaton’s family officially confirmed her cause of death.
“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved Diane, who passed away from pneumonia on October 11,” the statement said.
“She loved her animals and she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her.”
Details Surrounding Diane Keaton’s Death
Dispatch audio on the day Diane Keaeton died heard a responder saying there was a ‘person down.’
On the day Keaton died, the L.A. Fire Dept. paramedics came to her home in the early morning and took her to a nearby hospital.
Dispatch audio obtained by a news outlet captured responders saying there was a “person down” at her address.
As RadarOnline.com reported, Keaton spent her final years crafting her “comfort blanket,” a Christmas song that was meant to console her “soon-to-be-grieving” children. She told friends she she wanted her music to “wrap her family in love when she no longer could.”
According to an insider in the music industry who worked with the star, Keaton had told friends she “knew her time was coming” and wanted to leave “something soft and lasting” for her kids.
“Diane told us this song wasn’t just about loss – it was about love surviving it. She said, ‘When I’m gone, I want them to play it and feel me still singing to them,” they added.
Diane Keaton ‘Was Very Thin’ Near the End of Her Life, a Friend Shared
Diane Keaton’s freind said she was ‘stunned’ by how much weight she lost weeks before she died.
Carole Bayer Sager, a close friend and longtime collaborator of Keaton’s, heartbreakingly described how Keaton appeared near the end of her life.
“I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” she said. “She had lost so much weight. I was kind of stunned. But she was still full of ideas, talking about future songs. That’s the part that breaks my heart – she wasn’t done creating.”
Sadly, in the final years of her life, Keaton’s life was void of romance.
“Never. All right?,” she said with a laugh when asked in a 2019 interview if she’d been approached for a date. “Let’s just get that straight. That one’s important. I haven’t been on a date in, I would say, 35 years.”
“No dates,” she reiterated.
When asked if she hoped that would change, Keaton shared, “I have a lot of male friends. I have a lot of friends, but no dates. No mwah-mwah.”
Diane Keaton Never Felt the Need to Get Married
Diane Keaton, who never wanted to get married, said she was ‘strange.’
Keaton also opened up in 2019 about never wanting to get married.
“I think that I’m strange,” she dished. “I don’t know anything, and I haven’t learned. Getting older hasn’t made me wiser.”
“Today I was thinking about this,” she added. “I’m 73 and I think I’m the only one in my generation and maybe before who has been a single woman all her life.”
Keaton will be remembered for her revered rolls in films such as The First Wives Club, Marvin’s Room, and The Godfather.
