Edward Scaife | |
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on the set of Black Narcissus (1947)
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Born |
London, England |
23 May 1912
Died | November 1994 (aged 81–82) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Edward Scaife BSC (born 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) and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.