Merian C Cooper

AKA:
Merian Caldwell Cooper
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
10/24/1894
Birthplace:
Jacksonville, Florida
Death Date:
04/21/1973
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biography
Director, with Ernest Schoedsack, of exotic adventure films in the 1920s and 30s, most notably "King Kong" (1933). Cooper subsequently concentrated on producing, often in collaboration with John Ford, and received a Special Academy Award in 1952 for his "many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures."
Credits
King Kong
Source Material
2005
Mighty Joe Young
from original story
1998
The Searchers
Executive Producer
1956
Wagonmaster
Producer
1950
King Kong Lives
Characters as Source Material
The Mighty Kong
From Story
Fort Apache
Producer
Rio Grande
Producer
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Producer
Little Women
Producer
Three Godfathers
Producer
Morning Glory
Executive Producer
The Quiet Man
Producer
The Lost Patrol
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
During WWI served with Air Force and was POW in Germany
1919 
Left Air Force; joined Polish Army to fight Reds
1920 
Member of Kosciusko's Squadron; shot down and reported dead
1930 
Dirctor of Pan American Airways
1931 
Joined RKO
Continued
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