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Allen Daviau

by Legacy News

Los Angeles, CaliforniaUSA

Died April 14, 2020

Age 77

Allen Daviau was an Oscar-nominated cinematographer of films including “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial,” “The Color Purple,” and “Empire of the Sun.”

Source: Education Week

Obituary

Daviau worked with director Steven Spielberg on many films, and their association went back to the very beginning of both of their careers. They worked together in 1968 on Spielberg’s first film, the short “Amblin.”

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“He made the entire world fall hopelessly in love with E.T….that movie still brings me to tears. It shows the artistry of Mr. Daviau, to evoke such emotions through film. “

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