Merian C. Cooper
Born: 1893-10-24 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Died: 1973-04-21
Known For: Production
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Cooper was the founder of the Kościuszko Squadron during the Polish–Soviet War and was a Soviet prisoner of war for a time. He was a notable movie producer, and got his start with film as part of the Explorers Club, traveling the world and documenting adventures. He was a member of the board of directors of Pan American Airways, but his love of film always took priority. During his film career, he worked for companies such as Pioneer Pictures, RKO Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is also credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. Cooper's most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Description above from the Wikipedia article Merian C. Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- King Kong: Monster and Myth as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
- Kong: Skull Island ... (Characters)
2005
- King Kong ... (Original Story)
- The Lost Spider Pit Sequence ... (Screenplay)
- I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Cinerama Adventure as Self (archive)
1998
- Mighty Joe Young ... (Original Film Writer)
1986
- King Kong Lives ... (Characters)
1976
- King Kong ... (Idea)
1956
- The Searchers ... (Executive Producer)
1953
- The Sun Shines Bright ... (Producer)
1952
- The Quiet Man ... (Producer)
- This Is Cinerama ... (Director)
1950
- Rio Grande ... (Producer)
- Wagon Master ... (Executive Producer)
1949
- Mighty Joe Young ... (Story)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ... (Executive Producer)
1948
- 3 Godfathers ... (Producer)
- Fort Apache ... (Producer)
1947
- The Fugitive ... (Producer)
1940
- Dr. Cyclops ... (Producer)
1938
- The Toy Wife ... (Producer)
1936
- Dancing Pirate ... (Executive Producer)
1935
- She ... (Producer)
- The Last Days of Pompeii ... (Producer)
1934
- Finishing School ... (Executive Producer)
- The Lost Patrol ... (Executive Producer)
- This Man Is Mine ... (Executive Producer)
- Two Alone ... (Executive Producer)
- Kentucky Kernels ... (Executive Producer)
- Spitfire ... (Executive Producer)
- Sing and Like It ... (Executive Producer)
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! ... (Executive Producer)
- Long Lost Father ... (Executive Producer)
- Man of Two Worlds ... (Executive Producer)
- Success at Any Price ... (Executive Producer)
- The Meanest Gal in Town ... (Executive Producer)
- Keep 'Em Rolling ... (Executive Producer)
1933
- King Kong as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
- Diplomaniacs ... (Executive Producer)
- Professional Sweetheart ... (Executive Producer)
- Little Women ... (Executive Producer)
- Flying Down to Rio ... (Executive Producer)
- Before Dawn ... (Production Executive)
- Ace of Aces ... (Executive Producer)
- Emergency Call ... (Executive Producer)
- Morning Glory ... (Executive Producer)
- Chance at Heaven ... (Executive Producer)
- Bed of Roses ... (Executive Producer)
- Blind Adventure ... (Executive Producer)
- Double Harness ... (Executive Producer)
- Rafter Romance ... (Executive Producer)
- Ann Vickers ... (Executive Producer)
- The Monkey's Paw ... (Producer)
- The Silver Cord ... (Executive Producer)
- After Tonight ... (Executive Producer)
- Melody Cruise ... (Executive Producer)
- Midshipman Jack ... (Producer)
- If I Were Free ... (Executive Producer)
- Headline Shooter ... (Executive Producer)
- No Marriage Ties ... (Executive Producer)
- Lucky Devils ... (Associate Producer)
- Cross Fire ... (Executive Producer)
- Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men ... (Executive Producer)
- The Right To Romance ... (Executive Producer)
1932
- The Most Dangerous Game ... (Associate Producer)
- Flaming Gold ... (Executive Producer)
- Roar of the Dragon ... (Story)
- The Phantom of Crestwood ... (Associate Producer)
1929
- The Four Feathers ... (Director)
1928
- Gow the Head Hunter ... (Director of Photography)
1927
- Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness ... (Writer)
1925
- Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life as Self (as Merian Cooper)