Norman Thaddeus Vane

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Norman Thaddeus Vane
Born(1928-07-07)July 7, 1928
Hollywood, California
Other namesNorman T. Vane, Norman Thaddeus Vein
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, and producer

Norman Thaddeus Vane born Norman Thatteus Vein

Frightmare, and continue contributing to writing films including The Black Room
in 1984.

Early life

Born Jewish, Vane converted to Roman Catholicism when he was 18. He spent one year in the United States Merchant Marine and two years in the US Air Force at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. He attended Columbia University on the G.I. Bill.[2]

Career

Vane's first play, "The Penguin", opened Off-Broadway in 1952 starring

Lola, starring Charles Bronson which was based loosely on his marriage to Caldwell. (The two divorced by the late 1960s.)[3]

He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 mafia film,

Cassandra Gaviola.[7]

Vane wrote, directed and produced the film

The Record writing, "writer-director Norman Thaddeus Vane keeps a firm narrative grip on the proceedings, packing 14 musical numbers and three major fight sequences into its taut, 90-minute running time."[10] Vane's work on the film received a more critical reception from Ernest Tucker in the Chicago Sun-Times, writing, "'Club Life' is like watching Dante's Inferno written on an Etch-a-Sketch. This vision comes from writer-director Norman Thaddeus Vane, whose 'Frightmare' film earned solid marks in the horror genre."[11] He was writer and director of the 1989 film Midnight;[4] the film is also known by the title Midnight for Morticia.[12] Vane produced the film with Gloria J. Morrison.[13] It starred Tony Curtis, Rita Gam, Frank Gorshin, Wolfman Jack, Kathleen Kinmont, and Lynn Redgrave.[12] According to Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, following the video publication of the film a director's cut was featured in "theatrical showings".[14] Vane produced and directed the film Taxi Dancers, about a woman's adventures as a taxi dancer.[15] The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[15] In a review of the film for Daily Variety, critic Leonard Klady wrote, "Writer/director/producer Norman Thaddeus Vane encourages a shrill acting style reminiscent of 1950s expose features."[16]
His final film, "You're So Dead", was never distributed.

He died on May 2, 2015, from heart failure at age 86.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
1960 Conscience Bay Writer, editor, producer, director
1968 Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Writer
1969
Lola
 		Writer, associate producer
1971 Twinky Writer
1972
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
 		Writer
1976 Shadow of the Hawk Writer
1979 Dracula Sucks Second unit director
1983
Frightmare
 		Writer, director
1984 The Black Room Writer
1986 Club Life Writer, director, producer
1989 Midnight Writer, director, producer
1993 Taxi Dancers Writer, director, producer
2007 You're So Dead Writer, director, producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1957 Kraft Television Theatre Writer Ponds Theatre, Episode 1.92: "Collision"
1974 The Evil Touch Writer Episode 1.25: "They"

See also

References

  1. ^ "Writer-Director Norman Thaddeus Vane Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Enviable Debauchery: Interview with Norman Thaddeus Vane". 20 January 2012.
  3. ^ Weisberg, Sam. "Enviable Debauchery: Interview with Norman Thaddeus Vane". Hidden Films. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-55783-269-2
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-7864-4447-2
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-9675185-2-7
    .
  7. ^
    ISBN 0-8108-1723-3
    .
  8. ^ Maslin, Janet (3 April 1987). "Film: 'Club Life'". The New York Times. p. C9.
  9. ISBN 978-88-6018-163-3
    .
  10. The Record
    . Bergen Record Corp. p. 25.
  11. ^ Tucker, Ernest (27 April 1987). "Blunt and boring 'Club Life' offers little adult appeal". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 35.
  12. ^
    ISBN 0-595-21336-7
    .
  13. The Miami Herald
    . p. 7C.
  14. ISBN 978-0-452-28978-9
    .
  15. ^ a b "What's for sale at market". Variety. 15 May 1994. p. C16.
  16. ^ Klady, Leonard (11 March 1993). "Taxi Dancer". Daily Variety.
  17. ^ Weisberg, Sam (4 May 2015). "Norman Thaddeus Vane Dead: 'Frightmare' Director Was 86". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

Further reading

External links
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