FILM DIRECTOR

Allen Daviau

1942 - 2020

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John Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Daviau has received more than 193,159 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Daviau is the 1,360th most popular film director (down from 1,329th in 2019), the 9,283rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,411th in 2019) and the 355th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 190k

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  • 52.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Allen Daviau ranks 1,360 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexander Hall, Tim Miller, Malik Bendjelloul, Leon Shamroy, Peter Segal, and Marco Tullio Giordana. After him are Peter Zadek, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Robert Surtees, Attila Dargay, Gabriele Muccino, and Usmar Ismail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Allen Daviau ranks 598. Before him are Eddie Kramer, Honorino Landa, Ion Drîmbă, David Lange, Rolando García, and Dan Haggerty. After him are Liu Qi, Gideon Toury, Walter Rodney, Lopo do Nascimento, Gabriel Núñez, and Bob Foster. Among people deceased in 2020, Allen Daviau ranks 583. Before him are Juan José Pizzuti, György Kárpáti, Boris Plotnikov, Francisco Aguilar, Isabel-Clara Simó, and Michael Jeffery. After him are Carlos Contreras, Lynn Harrell, Hartwig Gauder, Pelle Svensson, Rajko Đurić, and Óscar Chávez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Daviau ranks 9,283 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Mirisch (1921), William Smith (1928), Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Harry Warren (1893), and John Brinck (1908). After him are Terry Kath (1946), Fritz Weaver (1926), Terry Branstad (1946), Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), and Robert Surtees (1906).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Allen Daviau ranks 355. Before him are Mark Sandrich (1900), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), Alexander Hall (1894), Tim Miller (1964), Leon Shamroy (1901), and Peter Segal (1962). After him are Robert Surtees (1906), Taylor Sheridan (1970), Brett Ratner (1969), Gregg Araki (1959), Judd Apatow (1967), and Dave Filoni (1974).

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