Dibie was born in 1931 in Jerusalem. During high school he was made a refugee by the Israeli Defense Force, who forcibly removed his parents and his siblings from their house. After becoming a refugee, he was hired by the
United States Information Agency to translate reports in Jordan. His work for the agency led to a scholarship to study film at
Los Angeles City College and the
Pasadena Playhouse. Dibie's big break came in 1975 when he was hired to serve as director of photography for
Barney Miller. He continued to work in cinematography, winning his first Emmy in 1985 for the
Mr. Belvedere episode, "Strangers in the Night." Dibie was recognized with a
2008 American Society of Cinematographers Award for Television Career Achievement and a
Society of Camera Operators Distinguished Service Award that same year. Dibie died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 90. ==References==