Barbra Streisand mourns ‘A Star is Born’ co-star Kris Kristofferson

Barbra Streisand is mourning the death of her “A Star is Born” co-star Kris Kristofferson.

“The archetypal clip I saw Kris performing astatine the Troubadour nine successful L.A. I knew helium was thing special,” Streisand, 82, posted connected Instagram Sunday night. “Barefoot and strumming his guitar, helium seemed similar the cleanable prime for a publication I was developing, which yet became ‘A Star Is Born.'”

Kristofferson’s publicist announced implicit the play the 88-year-old histrion and Grammy-winning songwriter had died. He won a 1976 Golden Globe grant for his show alongside Streisand successful their remake of the 1937 movie astir 2 musicians whose careers are headed successful other directions. In “A Star is Born,” they performed the fashionable duet “Evergreen,” which Streisand recalled successful her online tribute.

“For my latest performance successful 2019 astatine London’s Hyde Park, I asked Kris to articulation maine on-stage to sing our different A Star Is Born duet, “‘Lost Inside Of You,'” she wrote. “He was arsenic charming arsenic ever, and the assemblage showered him with applause. It was a joyousness seeing him person the designation and emotion helium truthful richly deserved.”

Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand successful “A Star is Born.” (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Kristofferson retired from performing successful 2021. Songs helium wrote included “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” which singer Janis Joplin turned into a 1971 hit.

Streisand besides expressed her condolences to Kristofferson’s woman Lisa (née Meyers), to whom he’d been joined for much than 40 years.