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Allen Daviau

Allen Daviau

Born: 1942-06-14 • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), and Empire of the Sun (1987). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. In addition to his work in film, Daviau served as Cinematographer-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Filmography
The 'E.T.' Journals poster
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012 • Self
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation poster
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
2011 • Himself
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos poster
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 • Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' poster
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008 • Self
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel poster
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2006 • Self
Cinematographer Style poster
Cinematographer Style
2006 • Self
No Image
The Informer: Out of the Fog
2006 • Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz poster
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 • Self
No Image
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
2003 • Self
Frank Capra's American Dream poster
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 • Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' poster
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996 • Self
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) poster
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995 • Self
Visions of Light poster
Visions of Light
1992 • Self
Citizen Steve poster
Citizen Steve
1987 • Self - DOP