Goldie Hawn ‘Heartbroken’ By Quincy Jones’ Death, Says He Was ‘One of the Great Loves of My Life’

Goldie Hawn spoke out after the death of Quincy Jones, whom she crossed paths with on 1969’s Cactus Flower.

“RIP my darling @quincyjones. I am heartbroken to lose one of the great loves of my life,” she captioned a photo with the late producer on Monday, November 4. “Sixty years. What a privilege to have known such a remarkable human, a genius, a humanitarian. Damn. I’m gonna miss you.”

Jones arranged and conducted the film’s score and composed several of the songs on the soundtrack, including “I Needs to Be Bee’d With” and “The Spell You Spin.” Goldie ended up winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Toni Simmons in the film.

Jones’ death was announced earlier in the day in a statement from his family. He was 91.

“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the statement said, via Associated Press. “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,” the statement continued. “Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”

Celebrity tributes poured in for the late music icon from Hollywood stars and more.

“For all of us who value what Quincy Jones contributed to art, society and the human race, he was the World, we are his children,” Steven Spielberg said, per Deadline. “Never to be forgotten for his inimitable talent and legendary contribution to music and culture, and the goal of healing the world, Q was also a profoundly wonderful mentor, a doer and a uniter. Most of all, he was our friend.”

“All of us who were lucky enough to be in his circle were given nicknames by Q. Mine was ‘Carl,’ because in 1980 when we met, my answering machine had a voice message where you heard me doing a terrible impression of Carl Sagan,” the director continued. “He never called me by my first name again. He was deeply committed to family. Everyone close to him felt special and blessed just to listen and learn and laugh. Just yesterday, like he had for the past 33 years, he sent flowers to my wife Kate for her birthday. We will miss him, but there is so much of him surrounding us to keep him close.”

Actor Colman Domingo also shared a tribute to the late star on social media.

“He asked, where are you from? Philly I replied, his eyes twinkled and he talked about the Uptown Theater. I was so thrilled to meet Mr. American Music himself,” the actor recalled on X. “I literally kneeled because he was a King. Thank you Mr. Quincy Jones for giving us all the sound.”