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- Birth nameJohn Allen Daviau
- Allen Daviau was born on June 14, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Empire of the Sun (1987) and Bugsy (1991). He died on April 15, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
- RelativesAnne Rice(Cousin)Alice Borchardt(Cousin)Katherine Allen O'Brien(Aunt or Uncle)Howard O'Brien(Aunt or Uncle)Michele Rice(Cousin)Christopher Rice(Cousin)
- Cousin of bestselling author Anne Rice.
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1985.
- Shot the digital camera tests for the Robert Zemeckis film The Polar Express (2004).
- Created psychedelic special-effects lighting for Roger Corman's The Trip (1967).
- Shot thousands of commercials as well as documentaries, industrials and educational films.
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