Al Rockoff
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Who is Al Rockoff?
Al Rockoff is an American photojournalist made famous by his coverage of the Vietnam War and of the Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. He was portrayed in the Academy Award winning film The Killing Fields by actor John Malkovich, although he has never been happy with this portrayal. Rockoff was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and is half Russian and half Irish. After enlisting in the Navy while under age, he subsequently became an Army photographer in South Vietnam.
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- United States of America
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- Lived in
- Rhode Island
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on July 23, 2013
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