
James Crabe
James A. Crabe
Birth Date
8/19/1931 (Age 57)Birth Place
Los Angeles, California, USADeath Date
5/2/1989Departments
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.
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Frequent Collaborators

John G. Avildsen
6 films together

Bill Conti
5 films together

Ralph Macchio
2 films together

Sylvester Stallone
2 films together

James Bridges
2 films together

Robert Mark Kamen
2 films together

























