RIP Allen Daviau (E.T DP) (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

Allen Daviau, ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’, ‘Empire Of The Sun’ Cinematographer Dies Of Coronavirus At 77

https://deadline.com/2020/04/allen-...e-sun-cinematographer-coronavirus-1202910470/

 

[Tino]

So sad. Another great artist lost.

 

[Tino]

This part got me.

Shortly after returning, a letter arrived from Spielberg. “When Allen arrived back home, we got the most beautiful letter from Steven Spielberg, which he asked to be read to Allen. So it was read to him continuously for the last day and a half until he passed. It was by his bedside, and as caregivers came in to check on him, they would read it to him. And each time, he got a little smile on his face. The last night, the nurse on call was a first-timer – it was her first night at MPTF – and she came to Allen’s bedside, saw the letter, and started reading it to him. And when she got to the end, she looked at him; he took two breaths, and passed away. She was discovering who he was as he was leaving the world.”

 

[Tino]

Following Amblin, Daviau and Spielberg went on to work together on E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987), earning three of his five Academy nominations for those films. He also won the BAFTA award for Empire of the Sun. He received his other two Oscar nominations for films he did with Barry Levinson, Avalon in 1990 andBugsy in 1991.

His other film credits include John Schlesinger’s The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), 1987’s Harry and the Hendersons, produced by Spielberg, Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life (1991), Peter Weir’s Fearless(1993), Frank Marshall’s Congo (1995), Rand Ravich’s The Astronaut’s Wife (1999) and his final feature, Stephen Sommers’ Van Helsing in 2004.

 

[bujaki]

One of many deaths which could have been avoided. Sad. RIP.