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American cinematographer (1942–2020)

John Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020)^[1] was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg 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 UCLA.^[2]

Career

Daviau was born on June 14, 1942, in New Orleans, and raised in Los Angeles.

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He graduated from Loyola High School in 1960.^[1]

He was introduced to Steven Spielberg in the late 1960s^[3] and the two went on to work together on two early short films. They continued their professional working career by collaborating on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); "Kick the Can," a segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), The Color Purple (1985), an e Allen Daviau - The Movie Database (TMDB) FYBY