Donald E. Thorin
Donald Eugene Thorin (born October 12, 1934 in Omaha , Nebraska , † February 9, 2016 in Tucson , Arizona ) was an American cinematographer .
Life
Thorin made contact with the film industry through an uncle in the 1950s and learned his trade from scratch. He initially worked as a still photographer , then as an advertising designer and film inserter for 20th Century Fox .
After Thorin took over the camera work in Minnie and Moskowitz for the first time, he worked for about ten years as a camera assistant in productions such as Der Stadtneurotiker , This Land is My Country and Coming Home - You Are Coming Home . Thorin assisted the American cameraman Haskell Wexler on the last two films mentioned . In 1981 Thorin was responsible for the camera of a feature film for the first time when he worked on camera for The Loner . Until his last camera work in Head of State in 2003, films such as In Search of the Golden Child and Ace Ventura - Now it's getting wild should follow.
Cinematographers Donald E. Thorin Jr. and Jeffrey Thorin are Thorin's sons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Minnie and Moskowitz (Minnie and Moskowitz) (camera work)
- 1975: The lonely job (Report to the Commissioner) (camera work)
- 1976: This Land is My Land (Bound for Glory) (camera work)
- 1977: Coming Home (Coming Home) (camera work)
- 1977: The Urban Neurotic (Annie Hall) (camera work)
- 1981: The Loner (Thief)
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman
- 1983: Bad Boys - Small and Dangerous (Bad Boys)
- 1984: Against All Odds (Against All Odds)
- 1984: Purple Rain
- 1985: Full of stress before the first date (Mischief)
- 1986: American Wildcats (Wildcats)
- 1986: In Search of the Golden Child (The Golden Child)
- 1988: The Couch Trip (The Couch Trip)
- 1988: Midnight Run - Five Days to Midnight (Midnight Run)
- 1989: Detroit City - A Crazy Job (Collision Course)
- 1989: Troop Beverly Hills (Troop Beverly Hills)
- 1989: Lock Up - Survival Is Everything (Lock Up)
- 1989: Tango and Cash (Tango & Cash)
- 1991: The Marrying Man (The Marrying Man)
- 1992: The Scent of a Woman
- 1992: A yuppie stands in the woods (Out on a Limb)
- 1993: Undercover Blues - An absolutely cool trio (Undercover Blues)
- 1994: Little Big Boss (Little Big League)
- 1995: Ace Ventura - It's getting wild (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls)
- 1995: Coffee, Milk and Sugar (Boys on the Side)
- 1996: The First Wives Club (The First Wives Club)
- 1997: Nothing to Lose (Nothing to Lose)
- 1999: Dudley Do-Right
- 1999: Mickey Blue Eyes (Mickey Blue Eyes)
- 2000: Shaft - Any questions? (Shaft)
- 2003: Head of State
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 668.
Web links
- Donald E. Thorin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Barnes: Donald E. Thorin, Cinematographer on "Purple Rain", Dies at 81. In: hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter , April 28, 2016, accessed April 29, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thorin, Donald E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thorin, Donald Eugene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 2016 |
| Place of death | Tucson , Arizona , United States |