Hartley had an early interest in painting and attended the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston where he studied art and developed an interest in filmmaking .
Hartley was born in Lindenhurst in southern Long Island , New York , the son of an ironworker .
Hartley had an early interest in painting and attended the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston where Hartley studied art and developed an interest in filmmaking .
Hartley was born in Lindenhurst in southern Long Island , New York , the son of an ironworker .