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Fay married singer/actor Tex Ritter on June 14, 1941; the marriage ended with his death on January 2, 1974. They had two sons, Thomas and John. Among her grandchildren are actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter. [citation needed] Fay made several more movies after she and Ritter married, but then retired from show business in late 1941.
Ritter's grave marker in Port Neches in Jefferson County, Texas. Ritter died of a heart attack in Nashville on January 2, 1974, at age 68. He was survived by his wife and two sons. Ritter's son, John, became famous as an actor, playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984).
In his film career, he served as a double for actor and musician Tex Ritter's wife Dorothy Fay and also for other actresses. [ 1 ] Hannan's television credits includes Gunsmoke , Bonanza , Wagon Train , The Virginian , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , The Deputy , Bat Masterson , Tales of Wells Fargo , Death Valley Days , The Restless Gun ...
Editor's note: Peter Cooper's reporting on the 1973 killing of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being republished on the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths. On Nov. 10, 1973 ...
In the latest Texas history piece, Ken Bridges looks at the illustrious career of Tex Ritter who sang his way to country music stardom
Ritter had a birth defect known as a coloboma in his right eye. His father, Tex Ritter, was a singing cowboy and matinee star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), was an actress. [4] He had an older brother, Thomas "Tom" Ritter. [5] Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was student body president.
Amy Marie Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings from 1994 to 1997, and for having played the mermaid Madison in the television film Splash, Too in 1988 (the role originated by Daryl Hannah in the film Splash).
Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter have been married since 2020, and together since 2013 after meeting on the set of a movie. Here, their history. ... Ritter quote-tweeted his wife, saying, “If ...