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Allen Daviau
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- The 'E.T.' Journals — Self2012
- Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation — Himself2011
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos — Self2009
- Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' — Self2008
- The Informer: Out of the Fog — Self2006
- Cinematographer Style — Self2006
- The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel — Self2006
- The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz — Self2005
- The Making of 'The Color Purple' — Self2003
- Frank Capra's American Dream — Self1997
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Deyellspielbergdaviau (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1942-06-14
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- Commons category
- Allen Daviau
- date of death
- 2020-04-15
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- name in native language
- Allen Daviau
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
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