Allen Daviau

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

14

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-06-14

Day of death

2020-04-15 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Allen Daviau

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

  • The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

  • Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

  • Cinematographer Style

    Cinematographer Style

  • The Informer: Out of the Fog

    The Informer: Out of the Fog

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

    Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

  • Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

  • The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

    The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

  • The 'E.T.' Journals

    The 'E.T.' Journals

  • The Making of 'The Color Purple'

    The Making of 'The Color Purple'