Diane Keaton’s Cause of Death Revealed Amid Cancer Fears and Sudden Weight Loss

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00:00Diane Keaton's cause of death revealed amid cancer fears and sudden weight loss.

00:05Diane Keaton's friends say they feared the beloved Oscar-winning actress was battling

00:09a secret illness in the weeks before her death, after noticing her dramatic weight loss and

00:14growing frailty.

00:15As RadarOnline.com reported, the 79-year-old star of Annie Hall and The Godfather died

00:21in California on October 11.

00:23Sources close to the actress now tell us Keaton's death may have been caused by complications

00:28linked to a recurrence of skin cancer, the same disease she had battled twice before.

00:33Those close to her said the decline was sudden and shocking, with some friends admitting they

00:37had begun to worry.

00:38Her cancer had returned when her weight dropped dramatically over the summer.

00:42Everyone noticed she'd lost a lot of weight very quickly, a long-time friend claimed.

00:46The friend added Keaton kept everything private and was determined to face her illness on her

00:50own terms.

00:52Songwriter Carol Bayer Sager, who visited Keaton a few weeks before her death, said she was

00:57stunned by the actress's physical change in her final days.

01:00Friends said Keaton's health appeared to decline after she relocated temporarily to

01:04Palm Springs earlier this year, when her Brentwood home was damaged during California's wildfires.

01:10When she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she'd lost.

01:14A film industry source close to Keaton said her final months were quiet but content.

01:19Keaton, known for her eccentric style and trademark hats, had faced several health challenges throughout

01:24her life.

01:26She was first diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma at 21, and later underwent multiple surgeries

01:31for squamous cell carcinoma in 2011.

01:35The Hollywood veteran also spoke openly about her past struggle with bulimia, describing it

01:39in 2014 as the lowest point in her life.

01:43She so loved recording First Christmas, Sager recalled.

01:46Keaton's death prompted an outpouring of tributes from Hollywood.

01:50Annette Midler, who co-starred with her in the First Wives Club, described her as a complete

01:54original.

01:55Keaton is survived by her daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.