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Tim McGraw shared a heartfelt tribute to late legendary actor Robert Duvall.
McGraw posted a photo on Instagram of Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove, a Western drama that premiered in 1989. Duvall died on Sunday (February 15), his wife, Luciana, confirmed. He was 95. Luciana said, in part, that “we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home,” in Middleburg, Virginia.
“One of the all-time greats in my opinion has passed on,” McGraw wrote in his caption on Instagram on Monday (February 16). “I will never forget my time with him on set and our text messages over the last few years about movies, 1883 and every time Tender Mercies was on on TV, I would text him and say ‘I’m watching it again!’ One of my prized possessions is a book of screenplays by Horton Foote that I got in the mail around 6 months ago with a beautiful sentiment and autograph that I will keep to myself. An incredible talent, one that doesn’t come along that often. We will miss him and celebrate his life by watching all the great films he made through the years, go rest high my friend.”
Duvall was also known for The Apostle, The Judge, The Godfather and other roles throughout his decades-long acting career. The Academy Award winner worked with McGraw in Four Christmases, a 2008 holiday film starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. See McGraw’s tribute to the late legend here: