Ken Thorne
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- Born
- July 21, 1926
- Died
- October 27, 1977
- Works
- 15
Top works
- KILLRAINE
- The mustang men
- Calhoon
- Mustang Men
- Killraine
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Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award-winning British-American television and film score composer. Early life Thorne was born in East Dereham, a town in the English County of Norfolk. Thorne began his musical career as a pianist with the big bands of England during the 1940s, playing at night clubs and the dance halls. At age 27, Thorne decided to seriously study composition with private tutors at Cambridge and later studied the organ for five years in London. <a href="htt
Key dates
- Born
- 26 January 1924
- Died
- 9 July 2014
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dereham
- Place of death
- West Hills
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Repetities Unicef Gala Ken Thorne, Bestanddeelnr 927-1109 (cropped).jpg
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1924 births2014 deaths20th-century English composers20th-century English male composers21st-century English composers21st-century English male composersBest Original Music Score Academy Award winnersEnglish film score composersEnglish male film score composersMusicians from NorfolkPeople from Dereham