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James Crabe (1931-1989)

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Alias:
James A. Crabe
James Aubrey Crabe
James Crabbe
Jim Crabbe
Jim Crabe
Jimmy Crabe

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
August 19, 1931

Died:
May 2, 1989

Biography from TheMovieDB

James Crabe (August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, including Rocky, The China Syndrome, Night Shift, The Karate Kid, and Thank God It's Friday. He was a part of the 1960s underground film collective known as Gay Girls Riding Club, a group of gay men in the industry, who spoofed Hollywood movies in a series of elaborate amateur films.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Cinematography:
1965  The Bold Men

Director of Photography:
1960  The Proper Time
1964  Everybody Loves It
1965  The Bold Men
1966  Agent for H.A.R.M.
1970  Lost Flight
1970  Sole Survivor
1970  Zig Zag
1971  A Step Out of Line
1971  Sweet, Sweet Rachel
1972  The Honkers
1973  Save the Tiger
1973  The Great American Beauty Contest
1974  Rhinoceros
1974  The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1975  F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975  The Dead Don't Die
1975  W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1976  Rocky
1976  The Disappearance of Aimee
1977  Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1978  A Death in Canaan
1978  Sextette
1978  Thank God It's Friday
1979  Players
1979  Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979  The China Syndrome
1980  How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980  The Baltimore Bullet
1980  The Formula
1982  Night Shift
1982  The Letter
1984  Family Secrets
1984  The Karate Kid
1985  Covenant
1985  Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985  The Hugga Bunch
1986  George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986  The Karate Kid Part II
1986  When the Bough Breaks
1987  Deadly Care
1987  Happy New Year
1987  Her Secret Life
1988  For Keeps

In Memory Of:
1960  The Proper Time
1964  Everybody Loves It
1965  The Bold Men
1966  Agent for H.A.R.M.
1970  Lost Flight
1970  Sole Survivor
1970  Zig Zag
1971  A Step Out of Line
1971  Sweet, Sweet Rachel
1972  The Honkers
1973  Save the Tiger
1973  The Great American Beauty Contest
1974  Rhinoceros
1974  The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1975  F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975  The Dead Don't Die
1975  W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1976  Rocky
1976  The Disappearance of Aimee
1977  Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1978  A Death in Canaan
1978  Sextette
1978  Thank God It's Friday
1979  Players
1979  Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979  The China Syndrome
1980  How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980  The Baltimore Bullet
1980  The Formula
1982  Night Shift
1982  The Letter
1984  Family Secrets
1984  The Karate Kid
1985  Covenant
1985  Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985  The Hugga Bunch
1986  George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986  The Karate Kid Part II
1986  When the Bough Breaks
1987  Deadly Care
1987  Happy New Year
1987  Her Secret Life
1988  For Keeps
1989  The Karate Kid Part III

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