Geoffrey Crawley was born on 10 December 1926 in London, England, UK. He was married to Carolyn Crawley. He died on 29 October 2010 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK.
On the belief in fairies: Of course there are fairies--just as there is Father Christmas. The trouble comes when you try to make them corporeal. They are fine poetic concepts taking us out of this at times too ugly real world. At least Elsie gave us a myth which has never harmed anyone. How many professional photographers have equaled her achievement with the first photograph they ever took.