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Biography
Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack was an American motion picture cinematographer, producer, and director. Schoedsack worked as a cameraman in World War I, where he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. At the conclusion of the war, he 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 Dangerous Game. He also collaborated with screenwriter Ruth Rose, whom he later married.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography10 titles
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
1925as Self
1925as Self
King Kong
1933as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
1933as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Greed
1924Camera Operator
1924Camera Operator
The Most Dangerous Game
1932Associate Producer, Director
1932Associate Producer, Director
Mighty Joe Young
1949Director
1949Director
Dr. Cyclops
1940Director
1940Director
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935Director
1935Director
This Is Cinerama
1952Co-Director
1952Co-Director
Son of Kong
1933Director
1933Director
The Four Feathers
1929Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
1929Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer