Edward Scaife

Edward Scaife

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Camera

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1912-05-23

  • Day of Death

    1994-11-01 (82 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Crew