James Crabe
James Crabe | |
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Born | James Aubrey Crabe August 19, 1931 Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
Died | May 2, 1989 Sherman Oaks,California, U.S. | (aged 57)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
James Crabe,A.S.C.(August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer,[1]known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, includingRocky,The China Syndrome,Night Shift,The Karate Kid,andThank God It's Friday.He was a regular collaborator of directorJohn G. Avildsen,and a two-timePrimetime Emmy Awardwinner, in addition to being nominated for multipleASC Awardsand anAcademy Award.
Biography
[edit]James Crabe was one of the few openly gay cinematographers in Hollywood.[2]He was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Cinematographyfor directorJohn G. Avildsen'sThe Formula(1980). He also photographed Avildsen's filmsSave the Tiger(1973),W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings(1975),Rocky(1976),The Karate Kid(1984),The Karate Kid Part II(1986),Happy New Year(1987) andFor Keeps(1988) as well asThank God It's Friday(1978),The China Syndrome(1979), andPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985).[1]
He won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or MovieforThe Letter(1982)[3]and was nominated forThe Entertainer(1976),Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years(1977) and his final filmBaby M(1988). He wonOutstanding Cinematography for a SeriesforThe New Mike Hammerepisode "More Than Murder" in 1984.[4]
Death
[edit]On May 2, 1989, James Crabe died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, from complications of AIDS at the age of 57.[1]The Karate Kid Part IIIwas dedicated to his memory.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1962 | The Proper Time | Tom Laughlin | |
The Soldier | Richard A. Colla | Short film | |
1964 | Everybody Loves It | Phillip Mark | |
1965 | One Way Wahine | William O. Brown | |
1966 | Agent for H.A.R.M. | Gerd Oswald | |
1970 | Zig Zag | Richard A. Colla | |
1972 | All About Alice | Ray Harrison | Uncredited |
The Honkers | Steve Ihnat | ||
1973 | Save the Tiger | John G. Avildsen | |
1974 | Rhinoceros | Tom O'Horgan | |
1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | John G. Avildsen | |
1976 | Rocky | ||
1978 | Sextette | Ken Hughes | |
Thank God It's Friday | Robert Klane | ||
1979 | The China Syndrome | James Bridges | |
Players | Anthony Harvey | ||
1980 | The Baltimore Bullet | Robert Ellis Miller | |
How to Beat the High Cost of Living | Robert Scheerer | ||
The Formula | John G. Avildsen | Nominated-Academy Award for Best Cinematography | |
1982 | Night Shift | Ron Howard | |
1984 | The Karate Kid | John G. Avildsen | |
1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Jerry Paris | |
1986 | The Karate Kid Part II | John G. Avildsen | |
1987 | Happy New Year | ||
1988 | For Keeps |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1964 | Hollywood and the Stars | Mel Stuart | Episode "Natalie Wood: Hollywood's Child" |
1965-1966 | Time-Life Specials: The March of Time | William Kronick Alan Landsburg |
Episodes "Frontiers of the Mind" and "The Longs: A Louisiana Dynasty" |
1972 | The Last of the Wild Mustangs | Gus Jekel | Documentary short |
1984 | Paper Dolls | Harry Winer | Episode "Pilot" |
1988 | Baby M | James Steven Sadwith | Miniseries |
Documentary film
Year | Title | Director |
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1965 | The Bold Men | William Friedkin |
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1970 | Sole Survivor | Paul Stanley |
Lost Flight | Leonard J. Horn | |
1971 | A Step Out of Line | Bernard McEveety |
Sweet, Sweet Rachel | Sutton Roley | |
1973 | The Great American Beauty Contest | Robert Day |
1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | John Korty |
1975 | The Entertainer | Donald Wrye |
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | Anthony Page | |
1976 | The Disappearance of Aimee | Anthony Harvey |
1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Daniel Petrie |
1978 | A Death in Canaan | Tony Richardson |
1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Milton Katselas |
1982 | The Letter | John Erman |
1983 | Two Kinds of Love | Jack Bender |
1984 | More Than Murder | Gary Nelson |
Family Secrets | Jack Hofsiss | |
Concrete Beat | Robert Butler | |
1985 | The Hugga Bunch | Gus Jekel |
The Covenant | Walter Grauman | |
1986 | Long Time Gone | Robert Butler |
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | William Graham | |
When the Bough Breaks | Waris Hussein | |
1987 | Deadly Care | David Anspaugh |
Code Name: Dancer(akaHer Secret Life) | Buzz Kulik |
References
[edit]- ^abc"James Crabe; Award-Winning Cameraman".Los Angeles Times.May 5, 1989.RetrievedApril 14,2017– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Mann, William (2001).Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969.Viking.ISBN0670030171.
- ^"Nominees/Winners".Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.RetrievedApril 14,2017.
- ^"Nominees/Winners".Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.RetrievedApril 14,2017.