One of my favorite actresses passed away this weekend. I believe we are all mourning the loss of such a talented actress. (This image is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.)
Diane Keaton was a resident of Southern California and she owned a home in Palm Springs, which she and her family used for vacations. Her daughter was a swimmer, like my kids, and we’d be surprised to see Keaton on our pool deck during holidays. Just like other swim families, kids often drop in on local teams while the family has vacation. There’s not many days of missing practice in the swim world.
One year at Summer Junior Olympics in Mission Viejo, I spotted Diane Keaton on the pool deck. She was dressed in her usual Annie Hall attire. I learned this weekend that Hall was her maiden name and Annie was her nickname. Also, that her personal wardrobe was used for the movie of the same name.
Other parents at the Mission Viejo pool spotted Diane Keaton that weekend, too. Within minutes there was a murmer around the pool deck that Diane Keaton was there!
One of the dad’s from our team was face to face with Diane Keaton. He said, “You look just like that actress…” He couldn’t remember her name.
“Diane Keaton,” she said.
“Yeah, that it’s it. Diane Keaton. You know you really look like her.”
“I am Diane Keaton,” she replied.
He didn’t believe her. Keaton asked him if he wanted a selfie with her. She took the selfie with his phone. That dad rushed back to our pop-up tent and blurted to the group of parents, “I just got a picture with a woman who looks just like Diane Keaton.”
We all answered in unison, “That IS Diane Keaton.”
What a special person she was who didn’t put on airs for being famous, but wanted to live a quiet private life in spite of being an iconic figure and major actor.
What are your favorite movies with Diane Keaton?
I was sad to hear this as well. I enjoyed many of her films, nice to hear she was as wonderful in person.
It is nice to learn somebody who is a star and so accomplished is kind human being.
That’s a great story. We were just talking about there movie with Jack Nicholson and her comments about sea glass. Annie hall is my fave but really anything
That’s right. I need to look for that movie. It might be fun to watch with my kids since I’m up in the Bay Area taking care of the. We watched Annie Hall yesterday. So good.
Love that movie
It was so good!
What a great story EA!
It was quite shocking to read that she had passed and also that her health had been declining for some time. In related news I just watched a movie with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. I thought they looked amazing (of course there was lots of makeup) but was astounded to learn they are both in their mid 80’s. That also seems impossible.
I am up in NorCal taking care of both kids now. We laughed together over the Diane Keaton story. I’m sure the rest of the team remembered it this week, too. It was a shock to me to read about her. That is amazing that Jane Fond and Lily Tomlin look so good in their 80s.
I hope everything goes well in the nurse EA department. There’s been a lot of health issues in your tribe so I think it’s time for good health to prevail 🙂
Thanks! My son ended up in ER at midnight my first night here! He’s going to need surgery for a hernia soon! Totally unexpected.
This is so sad, she was a wonderful woman and actress. 😭🙏🏻✝️
She was one of a kind.
Indeed.
Love this — swimming has been such a terrific connecting thread in your life in so many ways! I can’t think of a Diane Keaton movie I don’t like. Endearing and funny…always so watchable. Xo! ❤️
Swimming was such a huge part of our lives. It was so refreshing to see Diane Keaton on the pool deck like the rest of us. There was one swimmer on our team who we never saw his parents. His driver or nanny brought him to practice. I don’t think the parents ever watched him swim?
Diane Keaton was a real person without pretension. I haven’t seen a movie of hers that I didn’t like, either.
Thank you for sharing this today. Truly lovely! ❤️
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Oh my goodness – what a great story! That is so funny! So much talent and authenticity. May she rest in peace!
We laugh about that from time to time. The dad turned bright red when he realized it really was Diane Keaton. Agreed, may she rest in peace.
I really enjoyed reading of her two adopted children. She adopted them in her 50’s.
I think that was amazing! Those kids were really nice and friendly too to our kids.
Yes, they appeared to be very well behaved and very good looking. I am sure she was great at being their mom!
I agree. She had to be an amazing mom.
Cool that she was down to earth with the dad. Her list of movies really is a who’s who of Hollywood.
She was so unpretentious. I think, but don’t know, but it seems to be a rarity in that world.
What a big loss. She was such an amazing actress.
She really was an amazing actress and person.
Diane Keaton was the real deal. I loved her sense of style and her gorgeous, welcoming smile. How lucky you were to see her in person.
That’s a great way to put it: the real deal. I loved that in person she was as authentic as in her movies.
A favourite of mine as well. Can’t pick a favourite movie
I don’t think she made anything but excellent movies.
If there were any stinkers, it wasn’t her fault
That is so true!
That’s a great story about the guy seeing her and not believing her. Sad to see another great actor gone.
It was a funny moment on the pool deck we’ll never forget. Yes, we’ve lost some great ones these past few weeks.
Thanks for sharing this story Elizabeth! She was authentically herself which I loved!
She knew exactly who she was and different try to be someone different.
Cute story. Agree, she was one of my favorite actors too, so quirky, I liked that about her.
She was truly one of a kind!
Thanks for sharing your story, and I was so saddened to hear of her passing too; 79 seems very young to me. She was one of my favorite actresses. I read that the reason she wore turtlenecks and hats was to protect herself from the sun because she was diagnosed with a form of skin cancer in her twenties, the same kind my husband deals with. She was a gem in the industry.
I’m glad you enjoyed my story. I was in shock when I read about her death. It seemed way too young to me, too. She was one of my favorite actresses too. I never heard that about why she wore turtlenecks. I’m sorry your husband has to deal with that, too.
I was in shock too, so sad. Thanks re: my husband, but he doesn’t complain. It could be worse; it could be melanoma which he caught early years ago and survived. That’s the skin cancer that kills. So he can’t be in the sun and he loves the outdoors. So he stays covered. Have a good evening!
That’s good to hear that your husband can deal with it without much trouble. Have a good evening, too!
I love that story. She certainly was one of a kind. Sometings Gotta Give is one of my favorite movies ever!!
I am so glad you enjoyed the story. I was laughing about it with my kids this week. That memory was at least one sparkle of joy within the sadness of losing her. I want to rewatch “Somethings Gotta Give,” but my son said he’s seen it at least five or six times. So I’ll wait until I get home.
I love this story, Elizabeth. Thank you for sharing this.
I don’t really care or adhere to celebrity even though I know it exists, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be her. She seemed lovely.
My favorite movie of hers would probably have to be The Family Stone.
I’m so glad you liked my memory of Diane Keaton. She wasn’t into celebrity, that’s what makes her so great. I loved that movie too!