Merle Travis was born on November 29, 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Thank You for Smoking (2005) and From Here to Eternity (1953). He was married to Judy Hayden and Mary E. Johnson Edwards. He died on October 20, 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA.