 Thorne's work includes scripts for "", "The Paper Chase", "Fantasy Island", "Dallas", "Barnaby Jones", "Cannon", "Charlie's Angels","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.