David E. Diano, a veteran camera operator with credits including , , and , has died. He was 71. Diano died Jan. 22 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena of coronary issues after a battle with prostate
cancer, his wife, still photographer Gemma LaMana, told Diano served as president of the Society of Camera Operators from 2003-04 before deciding not to run for a second term. “To write that David was a one-of-a-kind friend to those of us who worked with him would be an understatement,” SOC historical chair Michael Frediani said in a statement. “His kindness, artistry and boyish smile endeared him to countess
Friends and fellow industry colleagues — and that is what set him apart from many,” Diano shot 17 movies for cinematographer William Fraker, a six-time Oscar nominee, from 1983-2002. Those films included (1983), (1985), (1987), (1992), (1992), (1993), (1995), (2001) and (2002). A native of
Los Angeles, David Edward Diano graduated from Eagle Rock High School and UCLA before working as a camera operator on the 1980 releases and . He went on to work on such other features as (1982), (1992), (1994), (1996), (2001), (2003), (2004), (2005), (2007), (2008) and (2010). Diano also manned a camera on the TV series in 2013-15 and in 2015. In addition to his wife — they were married in 1991, and she received a lifetime achievement honor from the SOC in 2001 — survivors include his sons, David and Sean. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The
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