Movies
Dorothy Fay Ritter, a leading lady for Buck Jones, William “Wild Bill” Elliott and other sagebrush screen heroes of the 1930s and ‘40s, including the man she married, singing cowboy Tex Ritter, has died.
Nov. 13, 2003
Real Estate
The actors list their Toluca Lake home, which was built in 1937 for Tex Ritter.
Aug. 4, 2010
Olympics
Louise Ritter is flopped across the tiny bed in her hotel room. She is bleary-eyed in Osaka, Japan.
Feb. 14, 1989
Television
The sitcom star’s family had accused a Burbank medical center of negligence in his death.
March 17, 2006
Music
Joe Allison, who co-wrote the 1960 Jim Reeves hit “He’ll Have to Go” during one phase of a wide-ranging career in country music, died Aug. 2 at a hospital in Nashville.
Aug. 10, 2002
Emmy Award-winning actor John Ritter, who died unexpectedly Thursday night, had a television career marked by comic bookends.
Sept. 13, 2003
Louise Ritter set an American women’s record of 6 feet 8 inches in the high jump Friday night at the Texas-USA trial qualifications on the University of Texas campus.
July 9, 1988
Obituaries
Entertainment & Arts
John Ritter falls back on his own experience with siblings to play the role of a mentally retarded man.
Oct. 21, 2001
California
Courts: Inglewood grandfather allegedly took boy from gay guardians and has refused to reveal his whereabouts. Prosecutors are considering felony charges.
Oct. 16, 2000