Edward Scaife, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Scaife

English cinematographer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1912

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1994

Profession: cinematographer, camera operator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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) and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.