Australian pop princess Kate Ceberano has shared a heartfelt tribute to her former big screen co-star Kris Kristofferson.
Kris, an accomplished singer, songwriter and actor, died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii, at age 88, his representative said. People.
In the wake of the country music icon’s passing, Kate, 57, took to social media on Thursday to share some sweet memories about her former co-star.
Kate starred alongside Kris in the 1999 film Molokai, the true story of a 19th-century priest who travels to the titular Hawaiian island to care for lepers.
The Brave hitmaker shared a photo showing her posing alongside Kris and co-star David Wenham.
Captioning the post, Kate said making the film with the A Star Is Born actor was an “unforgettable experience.”
“Every day we flew to the set in a small plane,” he recalled in a Facebook post.
‘I had the privilege of traveling with American singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson and he talked to me the entire way, looking at me with those characteristic wrinkled eyes, telling me about his love for the people of Hawaii, about their music and his family.’
Australian pop princess Kate Ceberano has shared a heartfelt tribute to her former big screen co-star Kris Kristofferson.
Continuing her praise of Kris, Kate compared the composer to some of the great American poets and naturalists.
“He was an absolute sweetheart, handsome at any age and perfectly literate and sound like a great American naturalist. Think Henry David Thoreau or Walt Whitman,” he wrote.
‘His face was like a scroll and he wore his heavy heart on his sleeve. It made me cry, it was so beautiful.
‘Okay Kris.’
Among his many acting achievements, Kris played the role of troubled rocker John Norman Howard in the remake of the 1976 film A Star Is Born alongside Barbra Streisand. He won the Golden Globe in 1977 for his work in the film.
Taking to Facebook, the Brave hitmaker shared a photo showing her posing alongside Kris and co-star David Wenham on the set of the 1999 film Molokai.
‘I had the privilege of traveling with American singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson and he talked to me the entire way, looking at me with those characteristic crinkled eyes, telling me about his love for the people of Hawaii, about his music and his family.’ she wrote
Kristofferson’s other notable acting efforts include a role as the character Whistler in the Wesley Snipes action films Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), and Blade: Trilogy (2004).
He also starred opposite Ellen Burstyn in director Martin Scorsese’s 1974 film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.
His musical career began in the late 1960s, when the Brownsville, Texas, native wrote classic standards such as Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, Help Me Make it Through the Night, For the Good Times and Me and Bobby McGee.
“He was an absolute sweetheart, handsome at any age and perfectly literate and sound like a great American naturalist. Think Henry David Thoreau or Walt Whitman,” Kate continued.
Kristofferson was a singer, but many of his songs were better known because they were performed by others, whether it was Ray Price singing For the Good Times or Janis Joplin singing Me and Bobby McGee.
With his long hair, bell-bottoms, and counterculture songs influenced by Bob Dylan, he represented a new generation of country songwriters alongside peers such as Willie Nelson, John Prine, and Tom T. Hall.
“There is no better living songwriter than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie said during a November 2009 Kristofferson awards ceremony held by BMI. “Everything you write is a standard and we will all have to live with that.”
Among his many acting achievements, Kris played the role of troubled rocker John Norman Howard in the remake of the 1976 film A Star Is Born alongside Barbra Streisand. He won the Golden Globe in 1977 for his work in the film.