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James Crabe

James Crabe

Camera
19 Aug 1931
02 May 1989
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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.

Also Known As

James Aubrey Crabe, James Crabbe, Jim Crabbe, James A. Crabe, Jimmy Crabe