About Edward Scaife
Lived 1912 – 1994 (aged 82). Edward Scaife was a British camera operator and cinematographer.
Edward Scaife BSC (23 May 1912 – November 1994) was an English cinematographer, who worked five times with the director John Huston.
Sometimes credited as Ted Scaife, he worked originally in the sound department of a London film company. From 1940 onwards, he was a member of the camera crew in productions such as Michael Powell's Black Narcissus (1947) and Huston's African Queen. From 1951 he was first employed as a chief camera man, and photographed films of all genres, including Night of the Demon (1957), 633 Squadron (1964), Khartoum (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.
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Who was Edward Scaife?
English cinematographer (1912–1994)
When was Edward Scaife born?
Edward Scaife was born on 23 May 1912 in London.
When did Edward Scaife die?
Edward Scaife died on 1 November 1994 in Chichester.
What was Edward Scaife's occupation?
Edward Scaife was a camera operator and cinematographer.
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Edward Scaife was British.
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