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Tom Tryon, born on January 14, 1926 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, was an actor, screenwriter and film producer. Tom Tryon died on September 4, 1991 at the age of 65. Schooling on record includes Yale University.
My Take
Tryon fascinates me as a study in reinvention. A Yale-educated leading man who carried The Cardinal and shared the screen with John Wayne, then walked away from acting to become a novelist, is not a path many would dare. I respect the clarity it takes to abandon a working career for a riskier calling, and I suspect his real voice always lived in prose rather than on camera. He lived two full creative lives in one lifetime, and that doubling makes him far more memorable to me than a single career ever could.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Tryon
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・トライオン
- Reading
- とむ・とらいおん
- Born
- January 14, 1926 – September 4, 1991
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film producer / novelist / writer
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.thomastryon.com/bio.htm
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Tryon
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1448930
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tom Tryon born?
Born January 14, 1926.
When did Tom Tryon die?
Died September 4, 1991, aged 65.
Where was Tom Tryon from?
Tom Tryon was from Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
What did Tom Tryon do?
Tom Tryon worked as actor, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, writer.
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