Al Rockett
American film producer
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Albert Louis Rockett (1889–1960) was an American movie producer.[1] His 1924 film Abraham Lincoln, produced with his brother Ray Rockett, was a major production.[2][3] It won the Photoplay Medal of Honor for 1924 from Photoplay Magazine,[4] the most prestigious American film award of the time. He was born in Vincennes, Indiana,[5] and played piano in a nickelodeon theater for five years.[6] He worked for First National Pictures and Fox Film Corporation.
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Born
September 24, 1889
Albert Louis Rockett
September 24, 1889
Vincennes, Indiana, US
DiedAugust 30, 1960 (aged 70)
Beverly Hills, California, US
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseLaura E. Rockett
Al Rockett | |
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| Born | Albert Louis Rockett September 24, 1889 Vincennes, Indiana, US |
| Died | August 30, 1960 (aged 70) Beverly Hills, California, US |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Laura E. Rockett |
Biography
Al Rockett was born in Vincennes, Indiana on September 24, 1889.[7]
He died in Beverly Hills, California on August 30, 1960, after a long illness.[7]
Filmography
- Keeping Up with Lizzie (1921)[1]
- Handle with Care (1922)
- Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- Subway Sadie (1926)
- The Girl from Coney Island (1926), also known as Just Another Blond
- Puppets (1926)
- The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
- An Affair of the Follies (1927)
- The Barker (1928)
- Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
- Wild Company (1930)
- High Society Blues (1930)
- The Princess and the Plumber (1930)
- Soup to Nuts, a Three Stooges film
- Their Mad Moment (1931)
- Business and Pleasure (1932)
- Shanghai Madness (1933)[8]
- She Was a Lady (film) (1934)
- Hell in the Heavens (1934)
- Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
- Lottery Lover (1935)
