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David Torn (cousin) Elmore Rual " Rip " Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983).
- Elmore Rual Torn Jr., February 6, 1931, Temple, Texas, U.S.
- July 9, 2019 (aged 88), Lakeville, Connecticut, U.S.
Rip Torn. Actor: Men in Black. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas, the son of Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rudolph Torn, who was an agriculturalist and economist, credited with popularizing the custom of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
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- Temple, Texas, USA
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- Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
Rip Torn. Actor: Men in Black. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas, the son of Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rudolph Torn, who was an agriculturalist and economist, credited with popularizing the custom of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. "Rip" is a family name, taken by generations of Torn men and bestowed on Elmore by his father, who was...
- Actor, Director, Producer
- July 9, 2019
- February 6, 1931
Jul 9, 2019 · Wally Fong/Associated Press. Rip Torn, who earned a glowing reputation as a versatile actor on both stage and screen, but who never quite shed a less savory one as an inveterate troublemaker, died ...
Jul 10, 2019 · LOS ANGELES — Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in theater, television and movies and win an Emmy in his 60s for his comedy turn on ...
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Jul 9, 2019 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as "Men in Black," and win an Emmy in ...
Jul 10, 2019 · On Tuesday, Torn died at age 88. Rip Torn, the eccentric and temperamental Texan actor who won an Emmy Award for his influential role in the 1990s sitcom The Larry Sanders Show, died Tuesday at ...