Diane Keaton loved architecture and design. She spent years renovating her “dream house” in Sullivan Canyon, but earlier this year, she put it on the market for nearly $30 million. In the months that followed, her health deteriorated fast, a source says.

Diane Keaton passed away on October 11, aged 79. The beloved actress, who starred in many prominent films, including Annie Hall and The Godfather trilogy, not only had a passion for acting, but also became a writer, singer, and a huge lover of design and architecture.

The cause of death is still unknown. However, shortly after her death, her friend, Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, recounted her final visit to Keaton. She told Poeple that they had met “two or three weeks ago,” and that Diane had “lost so much weight.”

“She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside, and they had to clean everything. “She was down there for a while, and when she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost,” Sager said, adding that Keaton was “a magic light for everyone.”

Another friend of the Academy Award-winning actress said Diane Keaton “declined very suddenly,” which was “heartbreaking for everyone who loved her.”

“It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit,” the source told People. “In her final months, she was surrounded only by her closest family, who chose to keep things very private. Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”

Diane Keaton put her dream house on the market months before her death

Diane Keaton was rarely seen in public in the last year. While not much is known about her last months, what was revealed was that she went through one major lifestyle change. In March, she put her beloved “dream home” in Sullivan Canyon in Los Angeles, California, up for sale, which for many was a shock.

Keaton had reportedly stated that she would plan to remain at the house she built and moved into in 2017 forever. It had gone through an extensive renovation for eight years, having five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

Diane Keaton previously revealed that the inspiration for the home was the children’s book The Three Little Pigs, in which the third pig’s indestructible house was made of bricks.

Per People, she wrote, “I knew I was going to live in a brick house when I grew up.”

“She loved her neighborhood”

Diane Keaton put the house on the market for $29 million. In the months that followed, her health deteriorated rapidly.

“She loved her neighborhood. Up until just a few months ago, she’d walk her dog every day. She was usually dressed the same, with a hat and her signature sunglasses regardless of the weather,” a source told People Magazine.

“She was always very nice, funny and chatty. She’d talk to her dog like he was a person. She was eccentric and had this old-school Hollywood aura. She was very, very special.”

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