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Ken Thorne
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kenneth Thorne, Kenneth R. Thorne
British composer (1924-2014)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- July 21, 1926
- Died
- October 27, 1977
- Works
- 15
Top works
- KILLRAINE
- The mustang men
- Calhoon
- Mustang Men
- Killraine
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 2014
film composertelevision composer
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,783
- Total plays
- 43,396
Tags
composerSoundtrackcontemporary classicalClassicalbritish
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
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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- date of death
- 2014-07-09
- date of birth
- 1924-01-26
- Commons category
- Ken Thorne
- name in native language
- Kenneth R. Thorne
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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