Al Rockett

Al Rockett
Born
Albert Louis Rockett

(1889-09-24)September 24, 1889
Vincennes, Indiana, US
DiedAugust 30, 1960(1960-08-30) (aged 70)
Beverly Hills, California, US
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseLaura E. Rockett

Albert Louis Rockett (1889–1960) was an American movie producer. His 1924 film Abraham Lincoln, produced with his brother Ray Rockett, was a major production. It won the Photoplay Medal of Honor for 1924 from Photoplay Magazine, the most prestigious American film award of the time. He was born in Vincennes, Indiana, and played piano in a nickelodeon theater for five years. He worked for First National Pictures and Fox Film Corporation.

Biography

Al Rockett was born in Vincennes, Indiana on September 24, 1889.

He died in Beverly Hills, California on August 30, 1960, after a long illness.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Rockette, John Franklin (October 6, 1981). "Rockett, Carpenter, Millican, Wise, Stevens, Selman, Ware, Abernathy, Rhodes Families, 1681-1981 and Seventy-six Connected Kins-men". Gateway Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "American Cinematographer". ASC Holding Corporation. October 6, 1922 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Vincennes Stars – Al and Ray Rockett". Boomer Magazine.
  4. ↑ "Awards for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The American Magazine". Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. October 6, 1924 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Spears, Jack (July 3, 1977). The Civil War on the screen, and other essays. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 9780498017285 – via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 Smith, David L. (2006). Hoosiers in Hollywood. Indiana Historical Society Press. pp. 383–384. ISBN 9780871951946. Retrieved February 15, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (July 11, 2015). The Films of Fay Wray. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604152 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Al Rockett". BFI. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019.