Tom Thurman Musical artist

Tom Thurman (born March 26, 1962) is an American filmmaker.Since 1992, he has produced and directed numerous independent documentaries on film, music and literary figures, including Nick Nolte, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Harry Crews, Jerry Wexler, Tod Browning, John Ford, Hunter S. Thompson and Sam Peckinpah. As a producer/writer for Kentucky Educational Television in Lexington, Thurman directs documentaries for the series Kentucky Muse, a showcase for artists with Kentucky roots. Programs in this series created by Thurman include In the Garden of Music (about musician Harry Pickens), Picture This (about photographer Julius Friedman) and Crossing Mulholland (about actor Harry Dean Stanton).He lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife (Lynn), and two children: Lucie and Sam.