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Addressing the crowd at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment gala in Los Angeles, the Cactus Flower actress took to the stage to honour her The First Wives Club co-star. Keaton died at the age of 79 in October. Reflecting on her longtime friendship with the Annie Hall actress, Hawn noted that they lived close by for many years. ”Then it came time when she passed, and I happened to learn when I was in my backyard, and I went over to my backyard, to my rose garden," she began, appearing emotional. ”I just looked down. She can't be gone. She just cannot be gone. No one like that should ever die. She just brought so much joy, so much life, so much exuberance. She was like lightning in a bottle.”