Beset with health problems, Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email shared with The Times. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family.
The 'Me and Bobby McGee' songwriter and former Rhodes scholar also became a leading man in Hollywood, appearing with Barbra Streisand in a remake of 'A Star Is Born.'