GODFATHER star Diane Keaton’s final moments before her death have been revealed in a harrowing 911 call.
The star’s pals are said to have grown worried over how her health declined – just weeks before her death.
Diane Keaton battled a number of health issues before her tragic death at the age of 79 (stock)Getty
AlamyKeaton, who starred in The Godfather and Annie Hall, battled and overcame multiple health challenges during her life[/caption]
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The Oscar-winning actress died in California on Saturday, October 11, after emergency responders were dispatched to a “person down” call in the early hours of the morning, according to audio obtained by TMZ.
“Rescue 19, person down,” a dispatcher said before Keaton was transported to a local hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The 79-year-old’s family later confirmed her death.
Keaton’s longtime friend, Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, told People she noticed something worrying when she last saw the star.
“I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” Sager said.
“She had lost so much weight.”
Sager explained that Keaton had spent several months in Palm Springs earlier this year after her Los Angeles home was damaged by the January wildfires.
“She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside, and they had to clean everything,” she said.
“When she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost.”
Despite the visible change, Sager remembered Keaton as full joy and creativity in their final meeting.
“She was a magic light for everyone,” she said. “I just loved her. She was so special—she just lit up a room with her energy.”
The pair had recently worked together on Keaton’s only solo single, First Christmas, released in November 2024.
“She so loved recording this song,” Sager recalled. “She was almost childlike about it. She was so authentic when she sang it.”
Sager described how Keaton became emotional in the studio.
Diane Keaton’s acting career
DIANE Keaton’s starred in an array of films over her acting career which spanned more than five decades. Below are movies and TV shows that she appeared in:
The Godfather – 1972
Annie Hall – 1977
Baby Boom – 1987
The Good Mother – 1988
The Lemon Sisters – 1989
The Godfather Part III – 1990
Father of the Bride – 1991
Running Mates – 1992
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight – 1994
Father of the Bride Part II – 1995
The First Wives Club – 1996
Marvin’s Room – 1996
The Only Thrill – 1997
Northern Lights – 1997
Hanging Up – 2000
Plan B – 2001
Surrender, Dorothy – 2005
Because I Said So – 2007
Mad Money – 2008
Morning Glory – 2010
Ruth & Alex – 2014
The Young Pope – 2016
Finding Dory – 2016
Father of the Bridge Part 3 (ish) – 2020
Green Eggs and Ham – 2019-2022
Maybe I Do – 2023
Summer Camp – 2024
“She’d start to cry when she was singing it,” she said. “But she did such a beautiful job.”
Sager also praised Keaton’s unique sense of style, recalling how she never appeared without her signature look.
“She went to the movies always dressed like she was about to shoot another scene for Annie Hall,” she said.
“She was a fashion icon of her own making.”
The songwriter said Keaton was part of her weekly “movie group,” which included Bette Midler.
Midler remembered her friend in a touching tribute, calling her “hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile.”
Another close friend told People the actress remained sharp and funny until the very end.
“She lived exactly how she wanted to—on her own terms, surrounded by the people and things she really loved,” the friend said.
“She had this way of making even ordinary moments feel special.”
A source close to Keaton told People her health had “declined very suddenly,” leaving friends heartbroken.
“In her final months, she was surrounded only by her closest family, who kept things very private,” the friend said. “Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”
Tributes from Hollywood quickly poured in after news of her death spread.
Steve Martin, who played Keaton’s husband in Father of the Bride, shared a fond memory from a past interview where Keaton jokingly called both him and co-star Martin Short “idiots.”
“Don’t know who first posted this, but it sums up our delightful relationship with Diane,” Martin wrote.
Goldie Hawn, who co-starred with Keaton and Midler in The First Wives Club, posted a heartbreaking tribute.
“Diane, we aren’t ready to lose you,” Hawn wrote. “You’ve left us with a trail of fairy dust, filled with particles of light and memories beyond imagination.”
Keaton, who starred in The Godfather and Annie Hall, battled and overcame multiple health challenges during her life, including skin cancer and an eating disorder in her early career.
Her family has not yet revealed the cause of death.
She is survived by her two children, Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25.
Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager (stock)Getty
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