where is rip torn from
Rip Torn. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas. Rip is a family name, taken by generations of Torn men and bestowed on Elmore by his father, who was also called Rip. Torn attended Texas A & M and the University of Texas, where he majored in animal husbandry.