Background
Thorne, Richard Charles was born on October 10, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore Charles Thorne and Alta Inez (Brown) Polley.
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Thorne, Richard Charles was born on October 10, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore Charles Thorne and Alta Inez (Brown) Polley.
Bachelor in Speech, Columbia College, 1948.
Writer, producer, announcer, television station World's Greatest Newspaper, Chicago, 1948-1952; writer, producer, Mutual Broadcasting Systems, Chicago, 1952-1954; assistant to county judge, then governor, State of Illinois, Chicago, 1955-1964; director news program, Station WNUS, Chicago, 1964-1969; vice president, Universal Training Systems, Northbrook, Illinois, since 1969.
Executive director Citizens for Kerner, Illinois, 1960, 64. Member American Federation of television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild.
Married Janice Ann Olsen, April 29, 1948. Children: Janice Adair, Alynne Lee, Richard Norman, Robin Elizabeth, Lowell Annual.