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Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973)

Producer | Writer | Director

In 1920, Merian C. Cooper was a member of volunteer of the American Kosciuszko Squadron that supported the Polish army in the war with Soviet Russia, where he met best friend and producing partner Ernest B. Schoedsack. On 26 July 1920, his plane was shot down, and he spent nearly nine months in the Soviet prisoner-of-war camp... See full bio »

Born:

Merian Coldwell Cooper
in Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Died:

(age 79) in San Diego, California, USA
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1963 Best of Cinerama (documentary) (co-producer)
 
1956 Seven Wonders of the World (documentary) (producer)
 
1956 The Searchers (executive producer)
 
1953 The Sun Shines Bright (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 This Is Cinerama (documentary) (producer)
 
1952 The Quiet Man (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Rio Grande (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Wagon Master (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (producer)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 Fort Apache (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1947 The Fugitive (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 Dr. Cyclops (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 The Toy Wife (producer)
 
1936 Dancing Pirate (executive producer)
 
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii (producer)
 
1935 She (producer - uncredited)
 
1934 Kentucky Kernels (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1934 Finishing School (executive producer)
 
1934 Sing and Like It (executive producer)
 
1934 This Man Is Mine (executive producer)
 
1934 Success at Any Price (executive producer)
 
1934 Spitfire (executive producer)
 
1934 Keep 'Em Rolling (executive producer)
 
1934 The Lost Patrol (executive producer)
 
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! (executive producer)
 
1934 Two Alone (executive producer)
 
1934 Long Lost Father (executive producer)
 
1934 The Meanest Gal in Town (executive producer)
 
1933 Flying Down to Rio (executive producer)
 
1933 The Son of Kong (executive producer)
 
1933 If I Were Free (executive producer)
 
1933 The Right to Romance (executive producer)
 
1933 Little Women (executive producer)
 
1933 Chance at Heaven (executive producer)
 
1933 After Tonight (executive producer)
 
1933 Ace of Aces (executive producer)
 
1933 Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (executive producer)
 
1933 Flaming Gold (executive producer)
 
1933 Ann Vickers (executive producer)
 
1933 Midshipman Jack (executive producer)
 
1933 Rafter Romance (executive producer)
 
1933 One Man's Journey (executive producer)
 
1933 Blind Adventure (executive producer)
 
1933 Morning Glory (executive producer)
 
1933 No Marriage Ties (executive producer)
 
1933 Before Dawn (executive producer)
 
1933 Headline Shooter (executive producer)
 
1933 Double Harness (executive producer)
 
1933 Flying Devils (executive producer)
 
1933 Bed of Roses (executive producer)
 
1933 Melody Cruise (executive producer)
 
1933 Professional Sweetheart (executive producer)
 
1933 Cross Fire (executive producer)
 
1933 Emergency Call (executive producer)
 
1933 The Silver Cord (executive producer)
 
1933 Diplomaniacs (executive producer)
 
1933 King Kong (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 Lucky Devils (associate producer)
 
1933 The Monkey's Paw (producer)
 
1932 The Phantom of Crestwood (associate producer)
 
1932 The Most Dangerous Game (associate producer)
 
1929 The Four Feathers (producer)
 
1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (documentary) (producer)
 
1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
2005 King Kong (based on a story by)
 
2005 Kong: King of Atlantis (video) (character idea - uncredited)
 
2000 Kong: The Animated Series (TV series)
 
2000 Kong (character idea)
 
1998 Mighty Joe Young (story)
 
1998 The Mighty Kong (video) (screen story "King Kong" - uncredited)
 
1986 King Kong Lives (character)
 
1976 King Kong (idea)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (story)
 
1933 King Kong (from an idea conceived by / story - uncredited)
 
1932 Roar of the Dragon (story)
 
1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1952 This Is Cinerama (documentary)
 
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii (uncredited)
 
1933 King Kong (uncredited)
 
1929 The Four Feathers
 
1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (documentary)
 
1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
1950 Wagon Master (presenter)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (presenter)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (presenter)
 
1948 Fort Apache (presenter)
 
1947 The Fugitive (presenter)
 
1934 Stingaree (presenter)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (5 titles)
1931 Gow the Killer (documentary)
 
1929 The Four Feathers (uncredited)
 
1929 Captain Salisbury's Ra-Mu (documentary)
 
1928 Gow the Head Hunter (documentary)
 
1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (documentary) (recorded for the screen by)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1933 King Kong
Pilot of Plane That Kills Kong (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 King Kong (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (documentary)
Himself (as Merian Cooper)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Himself/Airplane gunner (in 'King Kong')
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 5 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Merian Cooper

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[to Fay Wray regarding King Kong] You are going to have the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood". See more »

Trivia:

Honored by NBC Radio's "This Is Your Life" (5 April 1949). Guests included Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Fay Wray, and wife Dorothy Jordan. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio