Ken Thorne
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Ken Thorne

Born 26 January 1924 · East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK · Died 9 July 2014

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.

Known for

Superman II
Superman III
The Protector
Love Comes Softly
Juggernaut
Hannie Caulder
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Evil That Men Do
Head
Inspector Clouseau
Arabian Adventure
The Bed Sitting Room
Marco Polo
Love Comes Softly
Santa, Jr.
Mary, Mother of Jesus
The Apocalypse Watch
Escape Clause
A Season of Hope
Sunset Grill
Age of Treason
Diana: Her True Story
Lethal Exposure
Spies
Bejewelled
Personals
The Trouble with Spies
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
The Protector
Lost In London
Lassiter
Finders Keepers
The Evil That Men Do
Superman III
White Water Rebels
The House Where Evil Dwells
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Superman II
Wolf Lake
The Outsider
Arabian Adventure
Power Play
The Ritz
Assault on Agathon
Juggernaut
London Conspiracy
The Persuaders!
Hannie Caulder
Welcome to the Club
The Magic Christian
The Bed Sitting Room
A Talent for Loving
Sinful Davey
Inspector Clouseau
Head
The Touchables
How I Won the War
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Master Spy
It's Trad, Dad!
She Knows Y'Know
Dead Man's Evidence
Out of the Fog
Three on a Spree
Vengeance Is Mine
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