Goldie Hawn is remembering her friend of over 60 years, Quincy Jones.
On Monday, Nov. 4, the Oscar winner paid tribute to the late Music titan, who died the day before at his home in Los Angeles at age 91.
Hawn, 78, shared a message about Jones on Instagram alongside a photo of the pair laughing together at a gathering. “RIP my darling @quincyjones. I am heartbroken to lose one of the great loves of my life. Sixty years,” Hawn wrote.
“What a privilege to have known such a remarkable human, a genius, a humanitarian. Damn. I’m gonna miss you,” she added.
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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, which starred Hawn alongside Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman.
The movie marked a breakthrough theatrical performance for the young actress, as she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Toni Simmons in the comedy.
In the years since, she and Jones rubbed shoulders and were photographed together at several events throughout the entertainment industry, such as at the filming of the Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration TV special in 1990 and during Jones’ Q Prize Gala in 2008.
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Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed the music icon died Sunday while surrounded by family. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in a statement. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
“He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly; we take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created. Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”
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Since the news broke, collaborators, friends and admirers alike have shared memories of the storied 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 is and will be written about for the rest of time.”
LL Cool J called Jones “a father and example at a time when I truly needed a father and example.”
“You gave me opportunities and shared wisdom,” the rapper wrote. “Music would not be music without you. My condolences to the entire family. I love you. Rest in the sweetest music eternally.”
