{{short description|American film director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Marc Rocco | image = | caption = | birth_name = Marc Daniel King | birth_date = {{birth date|1962|6|19}} | birth_place = North Hollywood, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|5|1|1962|6|19}} | death_place = North Hills, California, U.S. | occupation = Film producer, screenwriter, director | parents = Harvey King (father)<br>Sandra Elaine Garrett (mother)<br>Alex Rocco (stepfather) }} '''Marc Rocco''' (June 19, 1962 – May 1, 2009) was an American film director, film producer and screenwriter.<ref name=V>{{citation |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/filmmaker-marc-rocco-dies-at-46-1118004154/ |title=Filmmaker Marc Rocco Dies at 46 |publisher=Variety |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

Marc Rocco was born '''Marc Daniel King''' in North Hollywood, to Harvey King and Sandra Elaine Garrett. Later divorcing King, Garrett married actor Alex Rocco in 1964, who adopted Marc.<ref name=":0" />

==Career== Marc Rocco directed several films including ''Scenes from the Goldmine'',<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/scenes-from-the-goldmine/cast/2030280325/ |title=Scenes from the Goldmine - Full Cast & Crew |publisher=TV Guide |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> ''Dream a Little Dream'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |date=2019-11-06 |title=Corey Feldman Is Bringing Dream a Little Dream Tribute to Fans for the Holidays [Exclusive] |url=https://movieweb.com/dream-a-little-dream-30th-anniversary-tribute-record/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> ''Where the Day Takes You'', and ''Murder in the First''.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/murder-in-the-first |title=Movies: Murder in the First |magazine=The New Yorker |date= |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

==Death== On May 1, 2009, Marc Rocco died during his sleep in San Fernando Valley.<ref name=V/><ref name=":0">{{citation |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-marc-rocco29-2009may29-story.html|title=Marc Rocco Dies at 46; Filmmaker Directed 'Where the Day Takes You' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography== *''Scenes from the Goldmine'' (1987) *''Dream a Little Dream'' (1989) *''Where the Day Takes You'' (1992) *''Teresa's Tattoo'' (1994) (producer only) *''Murder in the First'' (1995) *''The Jacket'' (2005) (producer only) *''Take'' (2008) (producer only)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|733692}}

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