Ken Thorne

Ken Thorne

  • Birthday: 1924-01-26
  • Deathday: 2014-07-09
  • Place of birth: East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Also know as: Ken Thorn

Biography

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 (2000). Ken is an Oscar-winning British composer and conductor who began work as a big band pianist in the 1940's. At age 27, he studied composition with private tutors at Cambridge.

Filmography

Production

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006

As Additional Music

Finders Keepers

1984

As Original Music Composer

Inspector Clouseau

1968

As Original Music Composer

Hannie Caulder

1971

As Original Music Composer

The Magic Christian

1969

As Original Music Composer

Superman II

1980

As Original Music Composer

Superman III

1983

As Original Music Composer

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

As Original Music Composer

The Evil That Men Do

1984

As Original Music Composer

Juggernaut

1974

As Music

Dead Man's Evidence

1962

As Music

Power Play

1978

As Music

The House Where Evil Dwells

1982

As Original Music Composer

Help!

1965

As Music Director

Bejewelled

1991

As Music

Love Comes Softly

2003

As Original Music Composer

A Talent for Loving

1969

As Original Music Composer

Sinful Davey

1969

As Original Music Composer

Diana: Her True Story

1993

As Music

Santa, Jr.

2002

As Original Music Composer

The Outsider

1980

As Original Music Composer

It's Trad, Dad!

1962

As Original Music Composer

Vengeance Is Mine

1949

As Original Music Composer

Wolf Lake

1980

As Original Music Composer

Arabian Adventure

1979

As Music

Spies

1993

As Music

The Protector

1985

As Original Music Composer

Marco Polo

2007

As Original Music Composer

The Trouble with Spies

1987

As Original Music Composer

Lassiter

1984

As Original Music Composer

Escape Clause

1996

As Music

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

As Original Music Composer

The Evil That Men Do

1984

As Conductor

Personals

1990

As Music

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

As Conductor

Lethal Exposure

1993

As Music

How I Won the War

1967

As Conductor

How I Won the War

1967

As Original Music Composer

Bejewelled

1991

As Original Music Composer

Sunset Grill

1993

As Original Music Composer

The Ritz

1976

As Music Arranger

The Ritz

1976

As Conductor

The Ritz

1976

As Original Music Composer

The Persuaders!

1973

As Original Music Composer

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