| LC control no. | n 85378884 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Torn, Rip, 1931-2019 |
| Variant(s) | Torn, Elmore Rual, Jr., 1931-2019 |
| Biography/History note | Rip Torn (1931-2019) was an American actor. |
| Birth date | 1931-02-06 |
| Death date | 2019-07-09 |
| Place of birth | Temple (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Lakeville (Conn.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Actor |
| Found in | Hallmark hall of fame. Johnny Belinda [MP] 1958-10-13: credits (starring Rip Torn) Halliwell's filmgoer's companion, 1983 (Rip Torn; b. 1931; AKA Elmore Torn) IMDB, Jan. 7, 2011 (Rip Torn; b. Feb. 6, 1931 in Temple, Tex.; actor) New York times WWW site, viewed July 10, 2019 (in obituary published July 9: Rip Torn; b. Elmore Rual Torn Jr., Feb. 6, 1931, Temple, Tex.; inherited the nickname Rip from his father; d. Tuesday [July 9, 2019], Lakeville, Conn., aged 88; made his reputation in the works of Tennessee Williams and played roles as diverse as Walt Whitman, Richard Nixon, and Judas Iscariot before earning his greatest fame as a gruff, bullying producer on one of the most acclaimed television comedies of the 1990s, but remained dogged by his reputation as an out-of-control troublemaker) |
| Associated language | eng |
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