Mel Thorsen (1908-1971) was an American film editor active primarily in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Mel Thorsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melvin T. Thorsen August 22, 1908 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Died | April 23, 1971 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Biography edit
Mel was born in Los Angeles, California, to Michael Thorsen and Agnes Frautzen, both of whom were from Norway.[2] He married June Waddell in 1932,[3] and the pair had a son.
Selected filmography[1] edit
- Sword of the Avenger (1948)[4]
- Klondike Kate (1943)[1]
- Doughboys in Ireland (1943)[1]
- Passport to Suez (1943)[5]
- Power of the Press (1943)[1]
- Bullets for Bandits (1942)
- Pardon My Gun (1942)[1]
- Junior Army (1942)[1]
- Smith of Minnesota (1942)[1]
- Overland to Deadwood (1942)[1]
- Parachute Nurse (1942)
- Not a Ladies' Man (1942)[6]
- Down Rio Grande Way (1942)[1]
- North of the Rockies (1942)[1]
- Bullets for Bandits (1942)[1]
- West of Tombstone (1942)
- The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)
- Roaring Frontiers (1941)[1]
- The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)[1]
- The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)[1]
- Hands Across the Rockies (1941)[1]
- The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)[1]
- The Pinto Kid (1941)[1]
- The Stranger from Texas (1939)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "The Project Gutenberg eBook of Motion Pictures 1940–1949". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "17 Feb 1945, 5 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "3 Nov 1932, 16 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1948.
- ^ Mavis, Paul (2015-06-08). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604275.
- ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2015-07-11). The Films of Fay Wray. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604152.
External links edit
- Mel Thorsen at IMDb
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