Steve Martin’s Reminiscence of Diane Keaton from Their 1964 Faculty Manufacturing

Steve Martin is reminiscing concerning the alternatives he needed to work alongside Diane Keaton.

The legendary actress — identified for her roles in iconic movies comparable to The Godfather, First Wives Membership, and Annie Corridor — died in California on Saturday, Oct. 11, PEOPLE confirmed. She was 79.

Having starred as Keaton’s husband in 1991’s Father of the Bride, Martin, 80, was among the many many celebrities to pay tribute following the information of her dying. On Sunday, Oct. 12, he shared an Instagram submit revealing that they’d labored collectively again once they have been each performing college students at Santa Ana Faculty in southern California.

“This playbill is from a 1964 faculty manufacturing of Carousel. Diane ‘Corridor’ (Keaton) is the lead; I’m a stage hand,” Martin captioned his Instagram submit.

He had beforehand shared a black and white picture of Keaton on X with a quote from her 1977 film Annie Corridor because the caption. 

“Beloved! ‘La dee da, la dee da,’ ” Martin wrote.

The Pink Panther star additionally remembered Keaton on Instagram as he reshared quotes from a 2021 chat she and Martin Quick had with Interview Journal.

“Who’s sexier, me or Steve Martin?” Quick requested. “I imply, you’re each idiots,” Keaton replied.

Amused by the alternate, Martin captioned his tribute, “Don’t know who first posted this, but it surely sums up our pleasant relationship with Diane.”

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Keaton had enrolled in faculty to review drama earlier than dropping out to pursue a theater profession in New York. In 1968, she was forged in Broadway’s Hair as an understudy.

She then discovered fame within the Nineteen Seventies together with her function in The Godfather motion pictures and frequent collaborations with director Woody Allen. The actress — who went on to have a prolonged performing profession — final posted on Instagram in April, displaying herself alongside her canine, Reggie.

Following her surprising dying on Oct.11, a spokesperson instructed PEOPLE, “There are not any additional particulars accessible at the moment, and her household has requested for privateness on this second of nice unhappiness.”

Keaton is survived by her daughter, Dexter and her son, Duke.