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From WikipediaTex RitterBackground informationBirth name Woodward Maurice RitterAlso known as Tex RitterBorn January 12, 1905Origin Murvaul, Texas, USADied January 2, 1974 (aged 68) Nashville, TennesseeGenres country musicOccupations singer, actorInstruments vocals, guitarYears active 1928–1974Labels Columbia Records, Decca Records, Capitol RecordsWoodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974), better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting (son John and grandson Jason). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.Ritter was born in Murvaul, Texas, the son of James Everett Ritter and Martha Elizabeth Matthews. He grew up on his family's farm in Panola County and attended grade school in Carthage. He attended South Park High School in Beaumont. After graduating with honors, he entered the University of Texas at Austin; he studied pre-law, majoring in government, political science and economics