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\n\tWoody Allen<\/a> has penned a heartfelt remembrance of Diane Keaton<\/a> following the actor\u2019s death at 79, sharing intimate memories of their romance and legendary creative partnership in an essay published by The Free Press.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cUnlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again, her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered,\u201d Allen wrote in the piece.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe director recalled their first meeting at an audition for his 1969 play \u201cPlay It Again, Sam\u201d at the Morosco Theatre. Keaton, fresh from Orange County and working as a coat check girl while performing in \u201cHair,\u201d had been recommended by acting teacher Sandy Meisner.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIf Huckleberry Finn was a gorgeous young woman, he\u2019d be Keaton,\u201d Allen remembered thinking upon first seeing her.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe pair initially struggled to connect during the first week of rehearsals. \u201cShe was shy, I was shy, and with two shy people things can get pretty dull,\u201d Allen wrote. But after sharing a quick meal during a break, everything changed. \u201cShe was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: Could I be in love so quickly?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBy the time the show opened in Washington, D.C., they had become romantically involved. Keaton proved to be Allen\u2019s most trusted creative collaborator, offering feedback on his films that he valued above all else.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs time went on I made movies for an audience of one, Diane Keaton,\u201d Allen revealed. \u201cI never read a single review of my work and cared only what Keaton had to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAllen praised Keaton\u2019s multifaceted talents beyond acting, noting her work as a writer, photographer, collage artist, home decorator, and director. He also admired her unwavering aesthetic judgment, recalling how she wouldn\u2019t hesitate to critique even Shakespeare if she felt the Bard had \u201cgone wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe essay included colorful anecdotes from their time together, including a memorable Thanksgiving at Keaton\u2019s Orange County home where Allen played penny poker with her family and \u201ccleared about 80 cents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis beautiful yokel went on to become an award-winning actress and sophisticated fashion icon,\u201d Allen wrote. \u201cWe had a few great personal years together and finally we both moved on, and why we parted only God and Freud might be able to figure out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAllen concluded with a poignant reflection on Keaton\u2019s legacy: \u201cA few days ago the world was a place that included Diane Keaton. Now it\u2019s a world that does not. Hence, it\u2019s a drearier world. Still, there are her movies. And her great laugh still echoes in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKeaton starred in eight of Allen\u2019s 50 films, including \u201cAnnie Hall,\u201d \u201cManhattan,\u201d and \u201cRadio Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAllen has remained a polarizing figure in Hollywood following his relationship with Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his former partner Mia Farrow. Allen and Previn, who have been married for more than two decades, began their relationship while Allen was still involved with Farrow. During the subsequent custody battle, Farrow alleged that Allen had behaved inappropriately with their daughter Dylan Farrow. Allen has consistently denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe accusations emerged again amid the #MeToo movement, prompting Keaton to publicly defend her longtime collaborator on social media. \u201cWoody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him,\u201d Keaton wrote at the time. \u201cIt might be of interest to take a look at the \u201960 Minutes\u2019 interview from 1992 and see what you think.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2017, Allen presented Keaton with the AFI Life Achievement Award. \u201cThe minute I met her, she was a great, great inspiration to me,\u201d Allen said during the ceremony. \u201cMuch of what I\u2019ve accomplished in my life I owe, for sure, to her. Seeing life through her eyes. She really is astonishing. This is a woman who is great at everything she does.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Woody Allen has penned a heartfelt remembrance of Diane Keaton following the actor\u2019s death at 79, sharing intimate…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":299694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[150986,171,67,132,68,75209],"class_list":{"0":"post-299693","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-diane-keaton","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-woody-allen"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115366425095570731","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}