The "thorn birds" of the title refers to Jung-eun's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thornbird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is ...

Richard Chamberlain, the actor known for his roles in miniseries such as “The Thorn Birds” and “Shogun,” died in Hawaii on Saturday following complications from a stroke, his representative said.

Here’s the plot: "The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary family living on a sheep station in the Australian outback." "The Thorn Birds" is ...