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Dec 28, 1993 · Thelma Mary Spacek Torn Birth 29 Jun 1908. Granger, Williamson County, Texas, USA Death 28 Dec 1993 (aged 85) Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Burial.
Sep 3, 2019 · Mary Spacek Wife F 30 Texas Thelma Spacek Daughter F 11 Texas Edwin Spacek Son M 9 Texas Clarence Spacek Son M 7 Texas Rose May Spacek Daughter F 3 Texas. 1930 Federal Census (Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States): Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Elmore R Torn Head M 23 Texas Thelma M Torn Wife F 21 Texas
- Female
- June 29, 1908
- Elmore Rual Torn Sr.
- December 28, 1993
Dec 28, 1993 · Granger, Williamson County, Texas, United States. Death: December 28, 1993 (85) Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Arnold Adolph Spacek and Mary Julia Spacek. Wife of Lt. Col. Elmore Ruel Torn, Sr. Mother of Rip Torn and Private. Sister of Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr.; Sam Spacek; Clarence Spacek and Private.
- Texas
- June 25, 1908
- Private User
- December 28, 1993
Sep 3, 2019 · Elmore Rual Torn married Thelma Mary Spacek. He was an agriculturalist and economist who worked to promote the consumption of black-eyed peas, particularly as a custom on New Year's Day, which was a time-honored Southern tradition. He died on 02 Apr 1971 in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA. Sources
- Male
- June 21, 1906
- Thelma Mary (Spacek) Torn
- April 2, 1971
- He Liked Black-Eyed Peas
- He Name Was A Joke
- He Needed A Lot of Money
- They Didn’T Want Him
- He Moved to The Lead
- He Got Pushed Down
- It Was A Page Torn from History
- They Were Glamorous
- He Was A Bad Guy
- He Was in Demand
Temple, Texas was the birthplace of Elmore Rual Torn Jr on February 6, 1931. Torn’s father was an agriculturist with a strange dream: He wanted Americans to eat black-eyed peas for New Year's Eve (it did not catch on). Torn’s mother was Thelma Mary Spacek, aunt of Carrieherself, Sissy Spacek. Like most of the men in his family, Torn took the nickna...
The name Rip Torn seems to be a running joke throughout Torn’s life. When he was a child he had a friend named Larry Blyden who pronounced his name “Bleedin”. The two young besties ran around town calling themselves: “Torn and Bleedin”. As it turned out, the two boys were both interested in becoming actors—but for Torn, it was just a means to a com...
Torn initially thought he'd work in agriculture like his father, so he studied animal husbandry at the University of Texas. He thought that owning his own ranch would be the coolest thing ever, but there was one problem: He didn't have the money. No worries, he'd just figured he'd become a movie star first! (Seriously). While it certainly wasn’t a ...
Torn soon realized that, despite his made-for-the-marquee name, nobody in Hollywood wanted to give him a shot. So, instead of returning to Texas with his tail between his legs, he headed to New York. There he signed up at the Actor’s Studio and met a man who would ignite his career: the respected Broadway and Hollywood director Elia Kazan. The On T...
Torn was appearing with Newman in the Broadway show Sweet Bird of Youth. Newman was without a doubt the star, but when he left the show to do other things, Torn stepped into the lead role. It was the opportunity of a lifetime, and when a film version was in the works, Torn thought he had hit the motherlode. He was in for a rude awakening. Sweet Bir...
Once Newman found out that Sweet Bird of Youthwas going to be a movie, he wanted his part back. Torn had to step back, but at least he still had his supporting role to fall back on. And he got a pretty amazing consolation prize. Between the long Broadway run and making a movie, Torn worked with his co-star Geraldine Page for a long time. Before lon...
In 1963, a year after the release of Sweet Bird of Youth, Torn married Page—who was seven years older than him. Of course, their made-for-each-other last names made room for a lot of jokes. The couple even called their country estate “Torn Page”. Strangely, the two never worked on another film again together. They did, however, throw more than a fe...
As a couple, Torn and Page became a sort of focal point for the New York theater party circuit. They threw glamorous parties with such notable guests as Miles Davis and Judy Garland. The power couple were also helpful to young actors looking for a career. In fact, when Torn’s cousin Sissy Spacek was starting out, Torn and Page helped get her on her...
Over the next few years, Torn's leading man good looks quickly went south. He cleverly decided that to stay in the business, he had to change it up. To do this, he created a character: a loudmouth, often morally compromised, and downright scary individual. He got a chance to try out his new character in a few supporting roles in TV shows such as Al...
Torn’s TV appearances as a menacing bad guy got the notice of movie makers. Soon, he got the chance to insert his bad guy character into a hit film: 1965’s The Cincinnati Kid. Co-starring with Steve McQueen, Torn became known for the heartless character who wanted to see his enemy “gutted”. Torn’s TV schtick was about to make him into one of Hollyw...
Childhood & Early Life. Rip Torn was born on February 6, 1931, in Temple, Texas, to Thelma Mary Spacek and Elmore Rual "Tiger" Torn Sr., an agriculturalist and an economist by profession. He graduated from the University of Texas and was a member of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets. Torn joined the US Army after his graduation.
Born Feb. 6, 1931 in Temple, TX, Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. was the son of agriculturalist and economist Elmore Torn and his wife, Thelma Mary Spacek. A cousin from his mother's side of the family, Sissy Spacek, would year later gain entry into the Actors Studio through Torn's sponsorship in the early 1970s.
