Donald E. Thorin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American cinematographer
Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1934
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 09-Feb-2016
Profession: cinematographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Donald E. Thorin
- Donald Eugene Thorin, ASC (October 12, 1934 – February 9, 2016) was an American cinematographer. Thorin was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
- In 1957, he went to Hollywood and started working as mailroom at 20th Century Fox.
- Later he moved to camera department as camera loader, and started his cinematographer career from the 2nd camera assistant on The Young Lions.He worked with Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Against All Odds), Michael Ritchie (Wildcats, The Golden Child, The Couch Trip), Martin Brest (Midnight Run, Scent of a Woman), and Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Nothing to Lose). He was also cinematographer on well-known films such as Sylvester Stallone's Lock Up and Tango & Cash, Whoopi Goldberg's Boys on the Side, Bette Midler's The First Wives Club, and Samuel L.
- Jackson's Shaft. He was the father of cinematographer and TV drama director Donald E.
- Thorin Jr.
- (born 1957), and camera department Jeffrey Thorin (born 1961).
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