Dorothy Rockfort

Dorothy Rockfort (born Mildred Dorothy Rochfort) was a screenwriter who worked in Hollywood during the silent era. She primarily worked on short Westerns and serials. She was married to fellow screenwriter William Pigott, who later got involved in real estate after leaving the business.[1]

Dorothy Rockfort
Born
Mildred Dorothy Rochfort

June 17, 1877
Lympstone, England
DiedAugust 28, 1924
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1914–1920
Spouse(s)William Pigott

Biography

Dorothy was born in England in 1877 to D'Oyly Rochfort and Constance Caley. The family immigrated to the Canada in the 1880s when Dorothy was a girl,[2] and eventually made their way to Sausalito, California, where Dorothy married William Pigott in 1910.[3]

Dorothy and William worked on a number of Western films and serials at Universal during the 1910s; Dorothy's last known screen credit was on 1920's Hair Trigger Stuff. She died in 1924 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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References
  1. "Women's Work, Women's Clubs". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1920. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. "A Remarkable Trip for a Young Miss". The Washington Standard. July 7, 1893. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. "Marriage Licenses". The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. November 29, 1910. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1919). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1919.
  6. Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1951). Motion pictures, 1912–1939. Prelinger Library. [Washington].
  7. "Read the eBook Motion pictures, 1912–1939 by Library of Congress. Copyright Office online for free (page 126 of 385)". www.ebooksread.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series. 1915.


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