FILM DIRECTOR

Merian C. Cooper

1893 - 1973

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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 officer in the United States Army Air Service and Polish Air Force. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merian C. Cooper has received more than 662,205 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Merian C. Cooper is the 418th most popular film director (down from 363rd in 2019), the 2,656th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,372nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Merian C. Cooper ranks 418 out of 2,041. Before him are Giuliano Montaldo, Michel Gondry, Sergiu Nicolaescu, M. Night Shyamalan, J. J. Abrams, and Aleksandar Petrović. After him are Claude Zidi, Bong Joon-ho, Lo Wei, Édouard Molinaro, Richard Brooks, and Michael Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Merian C. Cooper ranks 94. Before him are Władysław Strzemiński, Alfréd Schaffer, William Dieterle, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Clas Thunberg, and Gillis Grafström. After him are Edsel Ford, Raymond Dart, Gaston Julia, Nestor Lakoba, Israel Joshua Singer, and Mikheil Gelovani. Among people deceased in 1973, Merian C. Cooper ranks 97. Before him are Roger Williamson, Lorenzo Fernández, Maurice René Fréchet, Jarno Saarinen, Clas Thunberg, and Marthe Bibesco. After him are Fuad Chehab, Helen Parkhurst, Gene Krupa, Alois Hába, Tarsila do Amaral, and Lidia Ruslanova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merian C. Cooper ranks 2,656 out of 20,380. Before him are J. J. Abrams (1966), Kamehameha III (1814), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Jane Alexander (1939), Monte Melkonian (1957), and John Basilone (1916). After him are John Kennedy Toole (1937), David Baltimore (1938), Lew Wallace (1827), Ed McBain (1926), Edsel Ford (1893), and Larry Sanger (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Merian C. Cooper ranks 109. Before him are Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John McTiernan (1951), Gene Deitch (1924), James L. Brooks (1940), Russ Meyer (1922), and J. J. Abrams (1966). After him are Richard Brooks (1912), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), Walter Lantz (1899), Delmer Daves (1904), and Don Bluth (1937).

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Filmography

King Kong
Director
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Mar 15th 19337.6 / 10
The Searchers
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As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16th 19567.7 / 10
The Quiet Man
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An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Jul 21st 19527.3 / 10