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Name: Merian C Cooper
Full/Alt. name: Merian Caldwell Cooper
Date of Birth: Thursday January 1 1970
Born: Jacksonville (Florida)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: 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…Full Merian C Cooper Biography…

Filmography

King Kong (2005) 12A (Contains mild violence, peril and mild horror.)Source Material (From Story), from original concept
Mighty Joe Young (1999) PG (for some menacing action violence and mild language)from original story ("Mighty Joe Young")
The Searchers (1956) (1956) Executive Producer
The Searchers (1956) (1956) Executive Producer
Wagon Master (1950) (1950) Producer

Awards

Honorary Oscar (1952)
National Board of Review Award (1952) Best American Film - "The Quiet Man"