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Merian C. Cooper

Highest Rated: 100% This Is Cinerama (1952)

Lowest Rated: 50% She (1935)

Birthday: Oct 24, 1893

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Director, with Ernest Schoedsack, of exotic adventure films in the 1920s and 30s, most notably "King Kong" (1933). Cooper subsequently concentrated on producing, often in collaboration with John Ford, and received a Special Academy Award in 1952 for his "many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures."

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Highest rated movies

100% 56% This Is Cinerama
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100% 68% Wagon Master
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100% 73% The Most Dangerous Game
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100% 65% The Lost Patrol
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100% 83% Fort Apache
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100% 91% Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
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94% 72% Chang
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92% 79% She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
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91% 64% Mighty Joe Young
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Merian C. Cooper KING KONG, producer Merian C. Cooper, Fay Wray in awe of King Kong on the film poster, 1933 KING KONG, Merian C. Cooper, Fay Wray, holding model cut out of King Kong`s hand, 1933 KING KONG, Fay Wray, producer Merian C. Cooper on set measuring King Kong's handprint, 1933 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
84% 50% King Kong Writer $218.1M 2005
54% 41% Mighty Joe Young Writer $50.6M 1998
87% 88% The Searchers Executive Producer - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet 7 Wonders of the World Producer - 1956
60% 71% The Sun Shines Bright Producer - 1954
100% 56% This Is Cinerama Director,
Producer 		- 1952
91% 91% The Quiet Man Producer - 1952
100% 68% Wagon Master Producer - 1950
75% 70% Rio Grande Producer - 1950
91% 64% Mighty Joe Young Producer - 1949
92% 79% She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Executive Producer - 1949
87% 78% 3 Godfathers Producer - 1948
100% 83% Fort Apache Executive Producer - 1948
71% 61% The Fugitive Producer - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Toy Wife Producer - 1938
No Score Yet 31% Dancing Pirate Executive Producer - 1936
50% 50% She Producer - 1935
No Score Yet 39% The Last Days of Pompeii Producer - 1935
100% 65% The Lost Patrol Executive Producer - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Long Lost Father Executive Producer - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Success at Any Price Executive Producer - 1934
No Score Yet 43% Hips, Hips, Hooray Producer - 1934
No Score Yet 33% Finishing School Producer - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Keep 'Em Rolling Executive Producer - 1934
No Score Yet 14% Man of Two Worlds Executive Producer - 1934
No Score Yet 24% Chance at Heaven Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet 40% Ace of Aces Producer - 1933
No Score Yet 17% Before Dawn Executive Producer - 1933
89% 78% Little Women Executive Producer - 1933
97% 86% King Kong Director,
Producer 		- 1933
83% 50% Flying Down to Rio Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet 38% Bed of Roses Producer,
Executive Producer 		- 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Silver Cord Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Melody Cruise Producer,
Executive Producer 		- 1933
No Score Yet 20% One Man's Journey Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Marriage Ties Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet After Tonight Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flaming Gold Producer - 1933
No Score Yet 30% Professional Sweetheart Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Headline Shooter Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flying Devils Executive Producer - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Right to Romance Producer - 1933
100% 73% The Most Dangerous Game Associate Producer - 1932
No Score Yet 100% Four Feathers Director - 1929
94% 72% Chang Director,
Producer,
Writer 		- 1927
100% 91% Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Director - 1925