Ken Thorne
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-01-26 (90 years old)
Deathday
2014-07-09
Place of Birth
East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK
Also known As
Ken Thorn
Ken Thorne Orchestra
Ken Thorne
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.
Acting
Production
1984
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Conductor
1984
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Music
1962
as Music
1982
as Music
1978
as Music
1999
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Music
1984
as Conductor
1993
as Music
1966
as Music Director
1966
1985
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Conductor
1965
as Music Director
1991
as Music
2003
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Music
2002
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Conductor
1976
as Music Arranger
1976
as Conductor
1976
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1949
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Conductor
1980
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Music
1993
as Music
2006
as Additional Music
1985
as Original Music Composer
2007
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Music
1997
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
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