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    • Dec 20, 1894
    Jim Ritter marries Lizzie Matthews in Carthage, Texas. Eleven years later, they produce a son: future Country Music Hall of Famer Tex Ritter
    Jan 12, 1905
    Maurice "Tex" Ritter is born near Murvaul, Texas. A successful silver-screen cowboy, he builds a music career on top of his acting, with the theme to "High Noon" and several recitations. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1964
    Apr 4, 1915
    Dorothy Fay Southworth is born in Prescott, Arizona. She acts in numerous western movies under the name Dorothy Fay and ends up marrying one of her co-stars, future Country Music Hall of Famer Tex Ritter. She also gives birth to actor John Ritter
    Sep 19, 1928
    Tex Ritter makes his first appearance on Broadway, with a bit part in "The New Moon" at the Imperial Theater
    Jan 17, 1930
    Tex Ritter quits law school at Northwestern University in Chicago because it conflicts with his acting schedule
    Dec 8, 1930
    Tex Ritter has his first acting role of note in the Boston stage production "Green Grow The Lilacs." Ritter sings four songs in the show, which also travels to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and St. Louis
    Jan 5, 1931
    "Green Grow The Lilacs" opens for one week at the Garrick Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, featuring future country star Tex Ritter
    Jan 19, 1931
    One week before the production reaches Broadway, "Green Grow The Lilacs" opens in Washington, D.C., with a cast that includes Tex Ritter
    Jan 26, 1931
    "Green Grow The Lilacs" makes its first theatrical appearance in New York, opening at the Guild Theatre. Record producer Art Satherley takes note of a singer in a minor cowboy role: Tex Ritter
    Mar 7, 1932
    Tex Ritter plays the role of Sage Brush Charlie in the debut of "The Roundup" at New York's Majestic Theater
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