Edwin F. Thorne

Edwin Frederick Thorne (1845 – May 4, 1897) was a 19th-century American stage actor.

Thorne was born in New York City in 1845 into a prominent acting family of the time.He was the son of Charles R. Thorne, an actor and theatre manager, and Ana Maria Mestayer (Ann Maria Thorne) (also from an acting family), a well known actor and singer. His siblings, Charles R. Thorne Jr., William Thorne, and Emily Thorne, were all actors.He first appeared on the stage in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Thorne's popular roles included playing in The Black Flag, a melodrama by Henry Pettitt. He also wrote a play called The Crimes of Paris. Thorne wrote and starred in the comedy play Billiards, possibly the only stage production about cue sports.

Thorne died in New York City on May 4, 1897, after a long illness.Actor Louis Aldrich spoke at his funeral.