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Birth of Diane Keaton

5 January 1946

Diane Keaton was born on 5 January 1946 in Los Angeles. An American actress and director, Keaton rose to fame in the 1970s through her work with Woody Allen, in the stage production and film version of Play It Again, Sam, and in films such as Sleeper, Love and Death, and especially Annie Hall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress and made her a style icon. She also starred in The Godfather films, as Kay Adams, and later in Reds, Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club and Something's Gotta Give. She directed films such as Unstrung Heroes and the documentary Heaven, and wrote memoirs. She was famed for her distinctive personal style.

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