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Kenneth Thorne (26 January 1924 – 9 July 2014) was a British television and film score composer. Early life. Thorne was born in 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.
Ken Thorne was born on 26 January 1924 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983) and U-571 (2000). He was married to Linda Hays. He died on 9 July 2014 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
- January 26, 1924
- Ken Thorne
- July 9, 2014
Aug 2, 2014 · 1963 UK hit for Ken Thorne. It went to #4.
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Jul 15, 2014 · Ken Thorne, the Academy Award-winning film composer who worked on movies by the Beatles and the Monkees, died of natural causes on July 9. He was 90. According to the L.A. Times, the...
Ken Thorne was born on January 26, 1924 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983) and U-571 (2000). He was married to Linda Hays. He died on July 9, 2014 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- January 26, 1924
- July 9, 2014
Jul 9, 2014 · 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.
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Jul 11, 2014 · Oscar-winning composer Ken Thorne died Tuesday, according to the funeral home handling his final arrangements. He was 90. Thorne won an Oscar for scoring the 1966 musical “A Funny Thing...