Floyd Crosby
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Floyd Delafield Crosby was an award winning cinematographer who lived from December 12, 1899 – 30 September 1985.
A native of New York City, In 1940, he married Aliph Van Cortland Whitehead and had two children, the more notable of whom is David Crosby of Crosby Stills Nash & Young. He divorced Aliph in 1960 and married Betty Cormack in the same year. He retired in the late 1960s to Ojai, California, where he died.
[edit] Cinematography
During his career, Floyd Crosby was involved in the cinematography of more than 100 full length movies. A vast majority of these films are considered "B-movies".
- Tabu (1931) – Crosby won an Academy Award for cinematography at the fourth Academy Award celebration for his work on this film.
- Traffic with the Devil (1946)
- High Noon (1952) – A western movie, generally considered to be his most contemporarily praised film.
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) – One of several widescreen horror films Crosby shot for director Roger Corman.
