Rip Torn – 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Official New York Oscar Night Party – Arrivals – Carlyle Hotel – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos
Birth Name: Elmore Rudolph Torn
Place of Birth: Temple, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: February 6, 1931
Ethnicity:
*37.5% German
*37.5% Moravian
*12.5% Austrian
*12.5% Bohemian
Rip Torn is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
Rip was married to actress Geraldine Page, until her death, with whom he has three children, including actress Angelica Page. Rip’s first cousin is actress Sissy Spacek.
Rip is the son of Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rudolph Torn. Rip’s father was of one half German, one quarter Austrian, and one quarter Bohemian (Czech), descent. Rip’s mother was of three quarters Moravian (Czech) and one quarter German descent.
Rip’s paternal grandfather was Rudolph Frank Torn (the son of Franz Torn and Anna Hribeck). Franz was Austrian. Anna was Bohemian.
Rip’s paternal grandmother was Othilie S. “Tillie” Sarrazin (the son of Arnold S. Sarrazin and Wilhelmina Aschenbeck). Arnold was born in Texas, to German parents, from Paderborn, Joseph Sarrazin/Sierson and Auguste Louise Amalia Ploeger. Wilhelmina was born in Texas, to German parents.
Rip’s maternal grandfather was Arnold Adolph Špaček (the son of Frank John Špaček and Julia Anna Gloeckner/Gloekner). Arnold was born in Texas, to a father from Bordovice, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic) and a mother from Czechoslovakia, who had German ancestry. Frank was the son of František/Frank Špaček and Antonia. Julia was the daughter of William Gloekner and Johanna Kirsch.
Rip’s maternal grandmother was Mary Julia Červenka (the daughter of Josef Friedrich Červenka and Anna Machu). Mary Julia was also born in Texas, to a father from Huckvaldy, Moravia (now the Czech Republic) and a mother from Senince Usti, Vsetin Valley, Moravia (also now the Czech Republic). Anna was the daughter of Pavel Machu and Rozina Talica.
Sources: Genealogies of Rip Torn – https://www.geni.com/
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Torn-Family-Tree-45
Rip’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHTG-V59
Rip’s paternal grandmother, Othilie S. “Tillie” Sarrazin, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNC-QTV