| Wirt was born on February 9, 1891 on the family farm in Franklin County, Texas. He had a twin brother, Cirt, who died in 1901. Wirt left home at an early age to pursue an acting career in Hollywood. He worked as a stunt double in Westerns, served in WWI and married Mary Lou Campbell on August 13, 1928. Their only child, Jack Norman, was born on August 10, 1932. He married Sharyn Kane and they lived in California. Jack served in the Marines in Korea and Viet Nam, and died in 1990. Sharyn died in 2006. Wirt, Mary Lou, and Jack are buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Franklin County, Texas. |
