Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 1953
- Cross of Valour (1920)
- Honorary Scout
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1953 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
The Searchers
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
King Kong
Diplomaniacs
The Quiet Man
Fort Apache
King Kong
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Most Dangerous Game
Rio Grande
3 Godfathers
Little Women
Wagon Master
Kong: Skull Island
The Lost Patrol
Mighty Joe Young
Kentucky Kernels
Lucky Devils
Mighty Joe Young
King Kong
Flying Down to Rio
Dr. Cyclops
Morning Glory
The Fugitive
The Phantom of Crestwood
Ace of Aces
The Last Days of Pompeii
Dancing Pirate
Before Dawn
This Is Cinerama
She
Son of Kong
King Kong Lives
The Four Feathers