Norman Thaddeus Vane
| Norman Thaddeus Vane | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 7, 1928 Brookhaven, New York |
| Died | May 2, 2015 (aged 86) Hollywood, California |
| Other names | Norman T. Vane |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, and producer |
Norman Thaddeus Vane (July 7, 1928 – May 2, 2015) was a screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director. He served as writer for the 1968 film Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, and in the subsequent year was writer and associate producer of the movie Lola. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York. Vane went on to direct the 1983 film, Frightmare, and continue contributing to writing films including The Black Room in 1984.
Vane's first play, "The Penguin", opened Off-Broadway in 1952 starring Martin Landau, to stellar reviews. His Broadway debut, "Harbor Lights", ran for only four performances. Vane spent most of the 1960s and early 1970s in London, where he wrote and directed his first two films, "Conscience Bay" and "The Fledglings"; ran two nightclubs, including Esmeralda's Barn, which was eventually sold to the British gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray; and was a regular contributor to Penthouse Magazine. In the mid-1960s, he married Sarah Caldwell, then 16 years old, and later cast her in the 1968 film Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter. He was writer and associate producer of the 1969 movie Lola, starring Charles Bronson which was based loosely on his marriage to Caldwell. (The two divorced by the late 1960s.)
He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 mafia film, 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York. In 1976, Vane wrote the screenplay and story for the film Shadow of the Hawk, starring Jan-Michael Vincent and Marilyn Hassett. He served as director and screenwriter of the 1983 film Frightmare, starring Ferdy Mayne. The film included satirical references to the 1931 film Dracula. Vane was writer and director of the 1984 film The Black Room, starring Cassandra Gaviola.
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