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James Crabe Biography (1931-1989)

Born August 19, 1931, in Los Angeles, CA; died of complications from AIDS, May 2, 1989; son of Lyall Aubrey (a cartoon animator) and Carmel (maiden name,Ricciardi) Crabe.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 19, 1931

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Cinematographer
• The Proper Time, Lopert, 1959.
• The Young Sinner (also known as Like Father, Like Son and Among the Thorns), United Screen Artists, 1965.
• Agent for H.A.R.M. (also known as The H.A.R.M. Machine), Universal, 1966.
• Zig Zag, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.
• The Honkers, United Artists, 1972.
• Save the Tiger, Paramount, 1972.
• Rhinoceros, AFT Distributing, 1973.
• W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.
• Rocky, United Artists, 1976.
• Thank God It's Friday, Columbia, 1978.
• Sextette, Crown, 1978.
• The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.
• Players, Paramount, 1979.
• The Baltimore Bullet, Avco-Embassy, 1980.
• How to Beat the High Cost of Living, Filmways, 1980.
• The Formula, United Artists, 1980.
• Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982.
• The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1983.
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Warner Bros., 1984.
• The Karate Kid, Part II, Columbia, 1986.
• Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987.
• For Keeps (also known as Maybe Baby), TriStar, 1988.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Movies
• Sole Survivor, CBS, 1970.
• A Step Out of Line, CBS, 1971.
• Sweet, Sweet Rachel, ABC, 1971.
• The Great American Beauty Contest, ABC, 1973.
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, CBS, 1974.
• The Dead Don't Die, NBC, 1974.
• F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood, ABC, 1976.
• The Disappearance of Aimee, NBC, 1976.
• The Entertainer (also released as a motion picture by Seven Keys), NBC, 1976.
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, ABC, 1977.
• A Death in Canaan, CBS, 1978.
• Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1979.
• The Letter, ABC, 1982.
• Two Kinds of Love, CBS, 1983.
• Concrete Beat, ABC, 1983.
• Family Secrets, NBC, 1984.
• Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: More Than Murder, CBS, 1984.
• Covenant, NBC, 1985.
• Long Time Gone, ABC, 1986.
• When the Bough Breaks, NBC, 1986.
• Deadly Care (also known as One Way Out), CBS, 1987.
• Her Secret Life (also known as Code Name: Dancer and One For the Dancer),ABC, 1987.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Miniseries
• George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, CBS, 1986.
• Baby M, ABC, 1988.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Series
• Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984-85.
• Credits; Other Television Work; Cinematographer
• Lost Flight, 1969.
• Trauma Center, ABC, 1982.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• American Cinematographer, July, 1989.