United Kingdom, Feb. 25 -- Jamie Lee Curtis has recalled her "little family" with Robert Carradine and his daughter Ever.

The 67-year-old actress briefly dated the late star - who died by suicide on Monday (23.02.26) at the aged of 71 - has paid tribute to her "first crush" and recalled the close bond she shared with him and his daughter Ever, from his relationship with Susan Snyder.

She wrote on Instagram: "I woke up to the news that Robert Carradine died.

"I met him live on television on the Dinah Shore show when they had a bunch of second generation actors, we would call them now Nepo babies, Veronica Cartwright, and Bobby and I came on last and Bobby rearranged where we were all sitting so that he could sit next to me and he kissed...