Goldie Hawn remembers her friend of over 60 years, Quincy Jones.
On Monday, Nov. 4, the Oscar winner paid tribute to the late musical titan, who died a day earlier at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Hawn, 78, shared a message about Jones on Instagram alongside a photo of the pair laughing together at the reunion. “RIP my dear @quincyjones. Heartbroken to lose one of the great loves of my life. Sixty years,” Hawn wrote.
“What a privilege to know such an extraordinary man, a genius, a humanitarian. Damn. I’m going to miss you,” she added.
Goldie Hawn and Quincy Jones April 9, 2017
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Hawn and Jones’ creative history together dates back to when Jones composed, arranged and conducted the score for the 1969 film. cactus flower, in which Hawn starred alongside Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman.
The film marked a theatrical breakthrough for the young actress, as she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Toni Simmons in the comedy.
In the years that followed, she and Jones hung out and were photographed together at several entertainment industry events, such as the taping of a TV special celebrating Sammy Davis Jr.’s 60th birthday. 1990 and during the Jones Q Prize Gala in 2008.
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Quincy Jones.
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Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed that the music icon died on Sunday while surrounded by family. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother, Quincy Jones,” the family said in a statement. “And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
“He is truly unique and will be greatly missed; we are comforted and immensely proud to know that the love and joy that were at the core of his being were shared with the world through all that he created. Through his music and his boundless love, the heart of Quincy Jones will be beaten forever.”
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Rashida Jones and Quincy Jones September 25, 2018
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Since the news broke, co-workers, friends and fans have been sharing memories of the famous producer. Among them, Harry Connick Jr. called Jones a “hero”, Whoopi Goldberg remembered Jones as a “dear friend”, and Jamie Lee Curtis wrote that his “musical legacy will be written and written about until the end of time”.
LL Cool J called Jones “a father and an example at a time when I really needed a father and an example.”
“You gave me opportunities and shared wisdom,” the rapper wrote. “Music wouldn’t be music without you. My condolences to the whole family. I love you. Rest in the most beautiful music forever.”
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