Ken Thorne

Person · Open Library

Born

July 21, 1926

Died

October 27, 1977

Works

15

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Film & TV

East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK

Ken Thorne was born on January 26, 1924 (Aquarius) in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK. He was married to Linda Hayes (23 March 1973 - 9 July 2014) until his death. They had 3 children together, Jennifer Coplin, Emily Thorne and Claire Thorne. He died on July 9, 2014 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983) and U-571…

Known for

• You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman — Self2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1924

Active to

2014

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,783

Total plays

43,396

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Dereham

Place of death

West Hills

Occupation

film score composer

Languages spoken

English language

Image

Repetities Unicef Gala Ken Thorne, Bestanddeelnr 927-1109 (cropped).jpg

Residence

West Hills

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