Worley Thorne
Encyclopedia
Worley Thorne is an American
television
screenwriter
and executive script consultant. Thorne's work encompasses hourlong TV drama, and feature film scripts, in a wide variety of genres, including science fiction
, fantasy
, detective
and mystery
, legal, soap opera
, medical, animal fiction and family drama.
, New York
, and raised in the Bronx, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science
. He is a graduate of the City University of New York
's City College, with a B.A. in English , and in May, 2011 received his M.A. from California State University Northridge, with Honors.
, The Paper Chase
, Fantasy Island
, Dallas
, Barnaby Jones
, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Doctors' Private Lives, and others. He adapted a screenplay in English, based on a French original, titled "Albert's Piano," for Italian producer Marcello Danon (best known for "La Cage Aux Folles.")
Thorne is a past Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
, the body which determines and gives out Emmy Awards. He's an active member of the Writers Guild of America, west
, was chairman of several Guild committees and involved in aiding in organization and supervision of past strikes by the union. Thorne taught screenwriting
at Columbia College Hollywood
, Los Angeles
, from 1974 to 1978, and for several years was a publicist representing entertainment industry, corporate and political clients.
Lorimar Television
ABC-TV
CBS-TV
NBC-TV
United States
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television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and executive script consultant. Thorne's work encompasses hourlong TV drama, and feature film scripts, in a wide variety of genres, including science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
and mystery
Mystery
Mystery, mysteries, or mysterious may refer to:-Religion:* Sacred mysteries, supernatural phenomena associated with a divinity or religious ideology* Mystery play, a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes...
, legal, soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, medical, animal fiction and family drama.
Early life
Thorne was born in New York CityNew York City
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, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and raised in the Bronx, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science
Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
. He is a graduate of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
's City College, with a B.A. in English , and in May, 2011 received his M.A. from California State University Northridge, with Honors.
Career
Thorne's work includes scripts for Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
, The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (TV series)
The Paper Chase is a television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., as well as a 1973 film based on the novel. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at Harvard Law School.-Production:...
, Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
, Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
, Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement...
, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Doctors' Private Lives, and others. He adapted a screenplay in English, based on a French original, titled "Albert's Piano," for Italian producer Marcello Danon (best known for "La Cage Aux Folles.")
Thorne is a past Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946, just one month after network television was born. It is a nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry...
, the body which determines and gives out Emmy Awards. He's an active member of the Writers Guild of America, west
Writers Guild of America, west
Writers Guild of America, West is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. The Guild was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, which include the Screen Writers Guild...
, was chairman of several Guild committees and involved in aiding in organization and supervision of past strikes by the union. Thorne taught screenwriting
Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
at Columbia College Hollywood
Columbia College Hollywood
Columbia College Hollywood is a film school located in Tarzana, California, USA. It is approved by the State of California to offer degrees, and is an associate institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, from 1974 to 1978, and for several years was a publicist representing entertainment industry, corporate and political clients.
Credits
Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
- Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
:- JusticeJustice (TNG episode)"Justice" is the 8th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:The episode focuses on the Prime Directive, with Wesley breaking a world's "trivial" law and thus facing the death sentence, and Captain Picard having to deal with the world's powerful and...
, November 9, 1987 (episode 1.8)
- Justice
- Star Trek: Phase IIStar Trek: Phase IIStar Trek: Phase II was a planned television series based on the characters of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, which had run from 1966 to 1969. It was set to air in early 1978 on a proposed Paramount Television Service...
- Are Unheard Melodies Sweet? (series was unproduced by Paramount, in favor of making motion pictures of Star Trek)
Lorimar Television
- Dallas
- The Kristin Affair, October 19, 1979 (episode 3.5)
- Runaway, October 28, 1978 (episode 2.7)
ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
- Fantasy IslandFantasy IslandFantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
:- The Pirate, September 23, 1979 (episode 2.2)
- I Want to Get Married, October 21, 1978 (episode 2.5)
- The Swinger, February 9, 1980 (episode 3.19)
- Crescendo, December 20, 1980 (episode 4.8)
- The Devil’s Triangle, May 2, 1981 (episode 4.21)
- To Fly With Eagles, January 21, 1984 #144 (episode 7.12)
- Charlie's AngelsCharlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
:- Game Set, Death, January 4, 1978 (episode 2.14)
- Doctors' Private Lives:
- Buddy System
- Westside Medical:
- The Sound of Sunlight (debut episode 1.1)
- Executive Script Consultant for series
- Swiss Family Robinson:
- The Captain, November 30, 1975 (episode 1.12)
CBS-TV
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
- Blade in Hong Kong, Movie, Becker Enterprises, Creative Consultant
- The Paper ChaseThe Paper Chase (TV series)The Paper Chase is a television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., as well as a 1973 film based on the novel. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at Harvard Law School.-Production:...
:- The Tables Down at Ernie’s, March 27, 1979 (episode 1.19)
- Executive Script Consultant for series, Season 1
- The Lazarus SyndromeThe Lazarus Syndrome- Cast :*Louis Gossett Jr. as Dr. MacArthur St. Clair*Ronald Hunter as Joe Hamill*E.G. Marshall as Dr. Mendel*Sheila Frazier as Gloria St. Clair*Lara Parker as Denice*Peggy Walton-Walker as Mrs. Hamill*René Enríquez as Mr...
- CannonCannon (TV series)Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....
:- The Cure That Kills, February 20, 1974 (episode 3.21)
- Moving Target January 13, 1973 (episode 2.17)
- Barnaby JonesBarnaby JonesBarnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement...
:- The Marathon Murders, February 17, 1977 (episode 5.16)
- The Lonely Victims, January 8, 1976 (episode 4.16)
- Apple's WayApple's WayApple's Way is a television dramedy which aired on CBS from 1974-1975. It was created by Earl Hamner, Jr..-Premise:The Apples, a family from Los Angeles, seek refuge from the hectic pace of city living and relocate to the father's hometown of Appleton, Iowa, which was founded by the father's...
:- The Real Thanksgiving, November 24, 1974 (episode 2.10)
- The Outing, January 5, 1975 (episode 2.14)
- Executive Script Consultant for series, Season 2
NBC-TV
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
- Track of the Cougar, December 14, 1977, (episode 2.21)
- The Seekers January 25, 1978
- The Bionic WomanThe Bionic WomanThe Bionic Woman is an American television series starring Lindsay Wagner that aired for three seasons between 1976 and 1978 as a spin off from The Six Million Dollar Man. Wagner stars as tennis pro Jaime Sommers who is nearly killed in a skydiving accident. Sommers' life is saved by Oscar Goldman ...
:- Jamie's Mother, March 24, 1976 (episode 1.8)