The legendary music composer, songwriter and Hollywood personality, Kris Kristofferson breathed his last at home in Maui, Hawaii.
Kris Kristofferson’s family did not mention any specific cause of his death. However, he was suffering from memory loss since his 70 years of age.
Kris Kristofferson’s professional journey
Kris experienced a tough journey throughout his life. He joined Army and became second lieutenant and after that he became a helicopter pilot during his early days.
He mentioned once that he enjoyed the army life, but later he chose his passion and opted signwriting as his profession. Kris first single was “Viet Nam Blues” that released in 1966.
By the time Kristofferson became well-known for writing No. 1 country hits like “For the Good Times,” he had already experienced a few years of moderate success in Music City’s song mills (Ray Price, 1970).
In 1971, his composition “Me and Bobby McGee” became his former paramour Janis Joplin’s posthumous No. 1 smash hit.
He began pursuing a side career in acting in the mid-1970s, and he gained notoriety in Hollywood by playing opposite Barbra Streisand in the popular adaptation of “A Star Is Born.”
Kris received the Golden Globe for “best performance by an actor” in 1977. Kristofferson’s acting carrer did not get enough boost after his performance in Michael Cimino’s 1980 Western epic “Heaven’s Gate.” He gradually regained his professional footing in the 1980s.
He co-starred in Alan Rudolph’s 1984 feature film “Songwriter” alongside Willie Nelson. Their joint music score became nominated for an Academy Award.
He sooner or later racked up extra than a hundred acting performances in films and TV indicates. His movie profession proceeded at a rapid charge, although in minor roles.
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Kris Kristofferson’s health and illness
Kristofferson and his own family claimed that he had memory loss, in spite of the truth that the situation changed into misdiagnosed for many years.
He was informed that he turned into either stricken by head injuries sustained in the course of his time as a boxer, rugby participant, and football participant in his kids, or he had dementia added on with the aid of Alzheimer’s disease.
However, a 2016 medical exam discovered that he examined tremendous for Lyme sickness.
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