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In reply to the discussion: Diane Keaton RIP [View all]Warpy
(114,014 posts)54. People in their 20s certainly think that way
People age at different rates. I've seen people die of old age in their late 50s or still be going strong at100.
Women who were married off as little girls in their early teens were often dead of yearly childbirth leading to premature old age by the time they were 30.
So you might want to rethink that post. "Extreme old age" doesn't have a set number attached to it.
Having said that, I have to say everything over our three score and ten is gravy. I don't know Keaton's COD but it could have been a sudden one affecting someone who was still active and enjoying her life or it could have been a slow one
I thought her best work was her portrayal of Louise Bryant in "Reds."
RIP and thanks.
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That's the wisecrack that I made that seems to have been lost on most posters
Justice Brandeis
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#19
My mom, at 70 something, bungie jumped off a Chinese Bridge and the next year did the Sidney Bridge Climb...
Teacher of the Year
Yesterday
#23
I have some time to go to reach that age, but I do feel "very old," but in a good way.
NNadir
23 hrs ago
#59
WHAT?! - Maybe only caught a couple of glimpses of her in movies, but the ones in the chat shows
UTUSN
Yesterday
#13
I can still remember seeing her in the movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar......she got a Golden Globe for that performance
turbinetree
Yesterday
#25
With the horse in the vet's office! I'm watching it again and it's peak Diane. Utterly unique.
betsuni
10 hrs ago
#82
Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and More, Dies at 79
irisblue
23 hrs ago
#62