Cameron Allan | |
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| Birth name | Cameron Beck Allan |
| Born | July 9, 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | June 25, 2013 (aged 57) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1973–2013 |
Cameron Beck Allan (July 9, 1955 – June 25, 2013) was an Australian-born American-based composer, record producer, filmmaker and former label owner. In September 1978 he co-founded the record label Regular Records with fellow filmmaker Martin Fabinyi. Their first signing was the new wave group Mental As Anything, and their second was the pub rock band Flowers. Allan produced both groups' early work. His TV and film music compositions include Stir (1980), The Umbrella Woman (1987, a.k.a. The Good Wife) Kojak: Ariana (1989), and Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990). In 1986 he relocated to the United States and in July 1992 he married Margaret Wertheim, a science writer. The couple had separated by 2007. Cameron Allan died of liver failure, after a transplant, aged 57.