Dee Barton was born on September 18, 1937 in Houston, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Play Misty for Me (1971) and Every Which Way but Loose (1978). He was previously married to Jane E. Earl and Jeri Catheryne Robinson. He died on December 3, 2001 in Brandon, Mississippi, USA.