Who is Rita Coolidge? Meet Kris Kristofferson's ex-wife who became a songwriter for artists like Eric Clapton and the Carpenters Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] READ MORE: Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge pay tribute Coolidge and Kristofferson were wed from 1973-1980 By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.
com Published: 21:12 EDT, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 21:12 EDT, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments In the wake of Kris Kristofferson's passing at 88 Saturday , Dailymail.com is taking a closer look at the actor-musician's ex-wife Rita Coolidge. Kristofferson's family confirmed to People that Kristofferson 'passed away peacefully' Saturday at his Maui, Hawaii home, which came amid a series of health issues in his later years .
Coolidge, 79, and Kristofferson were wed from 1973 and 1980. They initially crossed paths on a Memphis-bound flight in 1971 at a Los Angeles area airport, with Coolidge telling People in 2016 that she likes 'to say that it was "love at first flight" as they 'literally talked all the way to Memphis.' Coolidge said that she and Kristofferson - who exchanged vows August 17, 1973 - had committed to getting married and picked out a name for a baby in their first few hours of knowing one another.
She added: 'Kris and I have a connection and we laugh at stuff that nobody else gets. We just have a bond that is beyond any kind of understanding.' In the wake of Kris Kristofferson's passing at 88 Saturday, Dailymail.
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