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John Hartford
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Born
December 30
,
1937
·
New York City, New York, USA
Died
June 4
,
2001
·
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
(cancer)
Birth name
John Cowan Harford
Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Mini Bio
John Hartford was born on December 30, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
,
Beautiful Thing (1996)
and
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
. He was married to Marie Hartford. He died on June 4, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Family
Spouses
Marie Hartford
(1961 - June 4, 2001) (his death)
?
(divorced, 2 children)
?
(divorced)
Trivia
According to Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), his song "Gentle On My Mind" has been played on radio and television over 6 million times (second only to
The Beatles
' recording "Yesterday".
He was a fully licensed riverboat pilot.
Child: son Jamie.
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