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Edward Scaife
on the set of Black Narcissus (1947)
Born(1912-05-23)23 May 1912
DiedNovember 1994 (aged 81–82)
OccupationCinematographer

Edward Scaife BSC (23 May 1912 – November 1994) was an English cinematographer, who worked five times with the director John Huston.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Sometimes credited as Ted Scaife, he worked originally in the sound department of a London film company.[8] 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.[9] From 1951 he was first employed as a chief camera man, and photographed films of all genres, including Night of the Demon (1957) and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Ted Scaife".
  2. ^ "BSC Members - British Society of Cinematographers".
  3. ^ "The African Queen (1951) - Overview - TCM.com".
  4. ^ "The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) - Overview - TCM.com".
  5. ^ "Sinful Davey".
  6. ^ "TCM Diary: Outcast of the Islands - Film Comment". 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ "A Walk with Love and Death (1969) - Overview - TCM.com".
  8. ^ "Edward Scaife - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".
  9. ^ "Edward Scaife - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
  10. ^ "Festivales - Cinefania Online".