# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernest-b-schoedsack
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:56:36.820Z

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name: "Ernest B. Schoedsack"
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description: "Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack was an American motion picture cinematographer, producer, and director. Schoedsack worked as a cameraman in World War I, where he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. At the conclusion of the war, he stayed in Europe to further his career. He worked on several films with Merian C. Cooper including King Kong, Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, and The Most Dangerous Game. He also collaborated with screenwriter Ruth Rose, whom he later married."
tagline: "American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer (1893-1979)"
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birthDate: "1893-06-08"
deathDate: "1979-12-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump