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Kris Kristofferson: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Kristoffer Kristofferson
Born June 22, 1936 • Brownsville • Texas
Died September 28, 2024 (aged 88) • Maui • Hawaii
Awards And Honors Rhodes scholarship • Grammy Award • Golden Globe Award
Notable Works “For the Good Times” • “Full Moon” • “Help Me Make It Through the Night” • “Me and Bobby McGee” • “Sunday Morning Coming Down”

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Kris Kristofferson in 2010, wearing a black shirt with a large red upward arrow and the number 2 in orange, standing in front of a light-colored event backdrop.
Kris Kristofferson and Isabelle Huppert stand together outside a rustic stone building in a scene from the film Heaven's Gate.
Kris Kristofferson performing on stage, playing a harmonica mounted on a holder and singing into a microphone, with a dark background.
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