Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker, actor, and producer, as well as a former aviator who served as an...
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King Kong character was conceived and created by American filmmaker Merian C. Cooper. In the original film, the character's name is Kong, a name given to...
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(1723–1807), Swiss philosopher Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier Merian C. Cooper (1893—1973), American aviator and writer...
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prehistoric creatures. The original film King Kong was co-directed by Merian C. Cooper (creator of the character) and Ernest B. Schoedsack and was released...
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Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting...
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creative team responsible for King Kong (1933). The film was produced by Merian C. Cooper, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Ruth Rose wrote the screenplay...
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She is a 1935 American adventure film produced by Merian C. Cooper. Based on the 1887 novel of the same name by H. Rider Haggard, the screenplay draws...
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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (category Films directed by Merian C. Cooper)
daily struggle for survival in the jungle. The film was directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. It was released by Famous Players–Lasky,...
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year. Armstrong resembled King Kong producer and adventurer Merian C. Cooper, and Cooper used him in several films as more or less a version of himself...
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Grass (1925 film) (category Films directed by Merian C. Cooper)
Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with intertitles by Richard Carver and Terry Ramsaye. It was the first film produced by the team of Cooper...
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industry like Max Steiner, L. B. Abbott and Linwood Dunn. He also met Merian C. Cooper and established a strong relationship with him. Polito discovered and...
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American volunteers, including Major Cedric Fauntleroy and Captain Merian C. Cooper, arrived in Poland from France where in September 1919 they had been...
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pre-Code war film by RKO, directed and produced by John Ford, with Merian C. Cooper as executive producer and Cliff Reid as associate producer from a screenplay...
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King Kong (1933 film) (category Films directed by Merian C. Cooper)
American pre-Code adventure romance monster film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien...
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Noble Johnson. The producing team included Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper, co-directors of King Kong (1933). Before shooting began, what had...
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himself Claude Dauphin as Narrator (French version) / Récitant (voice) Merian C. Cooper started Seven Wonders of the World as the second Cinerama film after...
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Wilson, portrayed by Charles Grodin. The original Denham was based on Merian C. Cooper, creator of King Kong; both were brave men of action who made names...
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was a Polish Air Force fighter squadron established in late 1919 by Merian C. Cooper, an American aviator who would go on to direct the film King Kong in...
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"King Kong" story, conceived by Merian C. Cooper and novelized by Delos Lovelace in 1932, and authorized by the Cooper family. Created and illustrated...
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Edgar Rice Burroughs in a crossover with the characters created by Merian C. Cooper for the novelization of King Kong. It is authorized by Burroughs' estate...
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foreign language film released in the United States during 1951. 1952 Merian C. Cooper "for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures...
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Martin Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people Matt Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people Matthew Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people Merian C. Cooper...
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estimated $120,000 development cost. The studio's head of production, Merian C. Cooper, had recommended the cancellation of O'Brien's project as he thought...
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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...
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produced by Merian C. Cooper at RKO, that were out of distribution for more than 50 years as a result of a legal settlement that gave Cooper complete ownership...
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In 1933, Jordan left films and married filmmaker and screenwriter Merian C. Cooper, who co-wrote, produced and directed the 1933 film King Kong. The couple...
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The Quiet Man at Reel Classics The Quiet Man Cottage museum in Cong William C. Dowling, "John Ford's Festive Comedy: Ireland Imagined in The Quiet Man"...
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by RKO studio head David O. Selznick on the grounds of expense, and Merian C. Cooper, the studio producer who recommended the film's cancellation, considered...
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horror film from Paramount Pictures, produced by Dale Van Every and Merian C. Cooper, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, and starring Thomas Coley, Victor...
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Spielberg 1981 11 The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola 1972 12 King Kong Merian C. Cooper 1933 13 Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn 1967 14 Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock...
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