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Director, Producer, Executive Producer Born: October 24, 1893 in Jacksonville, FL Death: April 21, 1973 Biography:American producer and director "Merian C. Cooper" met his partner "Ernest B. Schoedsack" in Poland just after serving as a lieutenant colonel with the Kosciusko Flying Squadron during World War I. Together the two went on to co-direct two documentaries. Their success lead "Cooper" and Schoedsack to begin working in fictional features notable for their exotic backgrounds. Their most famous film is the classic "King Kong" (1933), in which "Cooper" also acted. In 1933, he gave up directing in favor of full-time producing when he succeeded long-time friend "David O. Selznick" as vice president in charge of production at RKO. Selznick then appointed "Cooper" the vice-president of Selznick International Pictures in 1936. "Cooper" entered the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II where he became a colonel and chief of staff to General Claire Chennault in China. When he finally retired from the military, he... Full Biography
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