Norman Rockett

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Norman Rockett (actually: Norman Walter Harrison ; born August 8, 1911 in Los Angeles , California , USA; † April 5, 1996 there ) was an American film decorator.

life and career

Rockett was born the son of a saleswoman and a clerk and grew up in Long Beach . In his teens, his parents divorced and the mother married Al Rockett , whose name he took on. The mother became an executive at First National Studios in Burbank .

After Rockett graduated from high school , he traveled to Europe. When he got back he had an entertaining job at Fox Film Corp. Until 1940 he worked in property management.

By 1941, Rockett saw the United States inexorably drawn into World War II. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a mate of photography and was assigned to Battleship Pennsylvania at Pearl Harbor on November 10, 1941 . However, he could not start his service there due to the surprise attack by the Japanese.

In 1945 he was discharged from the Navy and went back to his old profession as a real estate manager. In the early 1950s he was accepted into the prop and then got the opportunity to work as a decorator.

In 1966 and 1971 he and several colleagues were nominated for an Oscar in the category of best production design. In 1986 he won an Emmy .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d A Decorator Who's Part of the Set: 'St. Elsewhere's' Norman Rockett Still Going Strong at 75 on Latimes.com (accessed January 1, 2016)
  2. ↑ Norman Rockett on Hollywood.com
  3. ↑ Short biography on Nytimes.com
  4. ↑ Norman Rockett on Emmys.com (accessed January 3, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Rockett, Norman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harrison, Norman Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American decorator
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1996
Place of death Los Angeles , California , USA