Floyd Crosby
| Floyd Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Floyd Delafield Crosby December 12, 1899 West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | September 30, 1985 (aged 85) Ojai, California, United States |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Spouse(s) |
Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead (m. 1930; divorce 1960) Betty Cormack (m. 1960; his death 1985) |
| Children |
Ethan Crosby David Crosby |
Floyd Delafield Crosby, A.S.C. (December 12, 1899 – September 30, 1985) was an Academy Award winning American cinematographer who was a descendant of the Van Rensselaer family and the father of musicians Ethan and David Crosby.
Crosby was born and raised in West Philadelphia, the son of Julia Floyd (née Delafield) and Frederick Van Schoonhoven Crosby. Through his maternal grandmother, he was descended from the prominent Van Rensselaer family.
During his career, Floyd Crosby was involved in the cinematography of more than 100 full-length movies. He won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Tabu. He was also the cinematographer for High Noon (1952), considered to be among his best work, and for which he won a Golden Globe Award. Crosby also worked with B-movie director Roger Corman on several films.
Crosby served as a cinematographer for the U.S. Army Air Corps film wing, and made flight training films in World War II. He left the Air Corps in 1946.
In 1930, he married Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead and had two children:
Crosby divorced in 1960, and married Betty Cormack Andrews in the same year. He retired in 1972 to Ojai, California, where he died in 1985.
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