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Kris Kristofferson, Actor and Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 88
by Stephanie Kaloi
9/29/2024 · 6:30 PM EDT
Kris Kristofferson, Actor and Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 88
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Kris Kristofferson, the three-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter and actor, died Saturday at his home in Maui. He was 88.
Kristofferson’s family confirmed the news in a statement. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home,” their statement read. “We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”
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Kris Kristofferson was born June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas. He graduated from high school in San Mateo, California, in 1954 and went to Pomona College, where played football and studied writing with Dr. Frederick Sontag. He won a Rhodes scholarship and went to Oxford, where he studied the work of William Blake and wrote stories.
Kristofferson returned to California after he graduated from Oxford in 1960. He married his first wife Fran that year and also joined the Army. He was introduced to the music of Bob Dylan while in the military.
He visited Nashville, Tennessee, in 1965 where Marijohn Wilkin connected him with industry insiders, and he soon resigned from the military to pursue music full time. While working as a janitor at Nashville studio he was able to listen in as Johnny Cash and Dylan recorded albums.
Eventually his career took off and Kristofferson went on to become a cherished figure in the music industry. He is survived by his wife Lisa, eight children, and seven grandchildren.
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