Al Rockett

Al Rockett, born Albert L. Rockett, was a 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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  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 24 September 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.