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Merian C. Cooper

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American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973)

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Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and military aviator. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process.

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Photos 7

Filmography 40

King Kong1933 · ★ 7.6
The Searchers1956 · ★ 7.7
The Quiet Man1952 · ★ 7.3
Finishing School1934
Fort Apache1948 · ★ 7.0
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · ★ 6.9
Rio Grande1950 · ★ 6.8
3 Godfathers1948 · ★ 6.8
Little Women1933 · ★ 6.8
Wagon Master1950 · ★ 6.7
Mighty Joe Young1949 · ★ 6.4
The Lost Patrol1934 · ★ 6.6
Dr. Cyclops1940 · ★ 6.2
Flying Down to Rio1933 · ★ 6.3
Morning Glory1933 · ★ 6.1
The Fugitive1947
The Sun Shines Bright1953
She1935
The Last Days of Pompeii1935
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life1925
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness1927
Spitfire1934
Double Harness1933
Dancing Pirate1936
Bed of Roses1933
This Is Cinerama1952
Ann Vickers1933
Rafter Romance1933
Cinerama Adventure2002
Chance at Heaven1933
This Man Is Mine1934
Kentucky Kernels1934
Success at Any Price1934
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence2005
Ace of Aces1933
The Toy Wife1938
Melody Cruise1933
The Four Feathers1929
After Tonight1933
Long Lost Father1934

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Awards 5

1953Academy Honorary Award
Honorary Scout
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cross of Valour (1920)

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Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and military aviator. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. He was a passionate anti-communist.

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 79
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