- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTurner Stephen Bruton
- Stephen Bruton was born on November 7, 1948 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Crazy Heart (2009), Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Across the Universe (2007). He was married to Mary. He died on May 9, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseMary(? - May 9, 2009) (his death)
- Died at the home of boyhood friend T Bone Burnett.
- He had just wrapped up recording the soundtrack for Jeff Bridges new movie, Crazy Heart (2009).
- He and his brother Sumpter grew up surrounded by music in Fort Worth, Texas. Their jazz drummer father ran a record store where they were weaned on the musical classics from blues, country, jazz and pop to classical.
- He won banjo-playing contests before he was in his teens. In his late teens, he changed to guitar.
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