Edward Scaife

Edward Scaife
on the set of Black Narcissus (1947)
Born(1912-05-23)23 May 1912
London, England
DiedNovember 1994 (aged 81–82)
Chichester, West Sussex, England
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), 633 Squadron (1964), Khartoum (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Ted Scaife". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  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".