
Allen Daviau
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- June 14, 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- April 15, 2020
- Movies
- 14
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.
Best-Known Movies

Visions of Light
1992

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009

Cinematographer Style
2006

Citizen Steve
1987

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997

Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005

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