Kristofferson, Kris, 1936-2024

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Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired country singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, which was a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the traditional Nashville country music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.

As an actor, Kristofferson is known for his roles in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Stagecoach (1986), Lone Star (1996), and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004).

In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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referencedIn Center for Popular Music Vertical Files Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
referencedIn Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Martin Poll Papers, 1967-1984 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Martin Poll Papers 1967-1984. New York University. Archives
referencedIn Alix Jeffry additional papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Bernhardt, Jack. Jack Bernhardt papers, 1943-1993. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Norrington, Stephen, 1965-.... Blade [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Norrington, réal. ; personnages créés par Mary Wolfman et Gene Colan ; David S. Goyer, scénario ; Mark Isham, comp. ; Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Norrington, Stephen, 1965-.... Blade [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Norrington, réal. ; Mary Wolfman et Gene Colan, id. orig. ; David S. Goyer, scénario ; Mark Isham, comp. ; Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Mackay, Kathleen, 1948-. Kathleen Mackay Research Papers 1967-2007. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
referencedIn Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Lovell, Tom, 1909-1997. Tom Lovell papers, circa 1845-1997. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
referencedIn Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn Milosevich, Paul, 1936-. Papers, 1974-1980. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Norrington, Stephen, 1965-.... Blade [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Norrington, réal. ; personnages créés par Mary Wolfman et Gene Colan ; David S. Goyer, scénario ; Mark Isham, comp. ; Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Norrington, Stephen, 1965-.... Blade [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Norrington, réal. ; Mary Wolfman et Gene Colan, id. orig. ; David S. Goyer, scénario ; Mark Isham, comp. ; Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
referencedIn Gelman, Anita. Anita Gelman Collection, 1970s-1980s. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
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associatedWith Cash, Johnny, 1932-2003 person
spouseOf Coolidge, Rita person
associatedWith Earle, Eugene. person
associatedWith Gelman, Anita. person
associatedWith Jeffry, Alix. person
associatedWith Jennings, Waylon, 1937-2002 person
associatedWith Joplin, Janis, 1943-1970 person
associatedWith Lovell, Tom, 1909-1997. person
associatedWith Mackay, Kathleen, 1948- person
associatedWith Martin Poll Productions. corporateBody
associatedWith Milosevich, Paul, 1936- person
associatedWith Milton Caniff person
associatedWith Nelson, Willie, 1933- person
associatedWith Poll, Martin person
associatedWith Sturkey, Don. person
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Birth 1936-06-22

Death 2024-09-28

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