Mel Thorsen

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Mel Thorsen
Born
Melvin T. Thorsen

August 22, 1908
Los Angeles, California, USA
DiedApril 23, 1971 (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationFilm editor

Mel Thorsen (1908-1971) was an American film editor active primarily in the 1930s and 1940s. [1]

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Biography

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]

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References

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  2. "17 Feb 1945, 5 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  3. "3 Nov 1932, 16 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  4. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1948.
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  6. Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2015-07-11). The Films of Fay Wray. McFarland. ISBN   9781476604152.