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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.

Filmography

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