Floyd Crosby

Born December 12, 1899· New York City, New York, USA

† Died September 30, 1985

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Raised in West Philadelphia, Floyd Crosby first worked on the New York Stock Exchange before studying photography at the New York Institute of Photography, a training path that led him into documentary filmmaking. A 1927 assignment with marine biologist William Beebe on a Haitian expedition introduced him to the field, and two years later his work on Robert J. Flaherty’s ethnographic feature Tabu… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources