John Hartford was born on December 30, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA as John Cowan Harford. He was an actor and writer, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Lady Bird (2017). He was married to Marie Hartford. He died on June 4, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.