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Tex Ritter

テックス・リッター　/　てっくす・りったー

American singer

January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974　・　Murvaul, Texas, United States

Texas
singer
musician
television actor

My Take

Tex Ritter feels less like a single performer and more like a thread woven through American popular culture. A Texan who attended the University of Texas before choosing the singing-cowboy life, he became a Country Music Hall of Fame member and a Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree. What fascinates me most is his role as patriarch of an acting dynasty, father of John Ritter and grandfather of Jason and Tyler. I admire how thoroughly he embodied a mythic American archetype, the warm baritone of the open range, while quietly seeding a family legacy that outlasted his own 1974 passing.

Overview

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tex Ritter
Name (Japanese): テックス・リッター
Reading: てっくす・りったー
Born: January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Murvaul, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / musician / television actor / songwriter / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: South Park High School
University: University of Texas at Austin

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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