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). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Allen Daviau is the 1,479th most popular film director (down from 1,362nd in 2024), the 10,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,279th in 2019) and the 401st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Allen Daviau ranks 1,479 out of 2,041. Before him are Montxo Armendáriz, Ken Burns, Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, Semih Kaplanoğlu, and Jorge Fons. After him are Peter Segal, Peter Medak, Dick Richards, Artur Balder, Callie Khouri, and Vincent Sherman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Allen Daviau ranks 636. Before him are Pedro Araya Toro, Monique Ohsan Bellepeau, Alex Stepney, Annette Funicello, Ned Block, and Gennady Logofet. After him are Samuel Ramey, Rolando García, Seiji Aochi, Kenas Aroi, Shirley Stobs, and Paul Jones. Among people deceased in 2020, Allen Daviau ranks 689. Before him are Blagoja Georgievski, Joe Williams, Jan Kowalczyk, Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, and Mary Kay Letourneau. After him are Oliver Friggieri, Larry Kramer, James Dunn, Bob Gibson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, and Zlatko Portner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Daviau ranks 10,806 out of 20,380. Before him are Irving Small (1891), James Cruze (1884), Daniel Barringer (1860), Ricardo Cortez (1900), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), and Mary Kay Letourneau (1962). After him are Christine Ebersole (1953), Mac Wilkins (1950), George Siegmann (1882), Dick Cavett (1936), Rick Rude (1958), and Samuel Ramey (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Allen Daviau ranks 401. Before him are Alan Taylor (1959), Joseph Kosinski (1974), Dan Gilroy (1959), Ellen Kuras (1959), Ken Burns (1953), and Melvin Frank (1913). After him are Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), Callie Khouri (1957), Vincent Sherman (1906), Paul Bartel (1938), and Mick Garris (1951).

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