# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/allen-daviau
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:08:54.443Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/allen-daviau"
name: "Allen Daviau"
slug: "allen-daviau"
description: "John Allen Daviau 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."
tagline: "American cinematographer (1942-2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Deyellspielbergdaviau_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1942-06-14"
deathDate: "2020-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.289900575614862
  historical:           15.34147466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005679/"
    handle:    "nm0005679"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump