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In 1947, Merian C. Cooper sought to remake Grass, which he called a "damned half picture," and he said: "One man and one woman, and their children, will exemplify for the audience the whole of this struggle for survival which breeds a race that is proud and strong, rugged individuals all, meeting bravely the moods of natural forces seemingly bent upon their destruction."
Sep 3, 2005 · I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper: Directed by Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow. With Alec Baldwin, Merian C. Cooper, David Strohmaier, James D'Arc.
Merian C. Cooper Before His Career in Cinema Merian Coldwell Cooper (1893–1973) fought in the skies over France and Germany. On September 26, 1918, pilot Cooper and his gunner, Edmund C. Leonard, of the 20th Aero Squadron, took off in their De Havilland DH–4 biplane bomber from a muddy airfield in Amanty, France.
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 and actress Ruth Rose, whom he later married. Schoedsack died on December 23, 1979, at age 86.
Merian Caldwell Cooper est un aventurier, aviateur, producteur, scénariste, réalisateur et directeur de la photographie américain, né le 24 octobre 1893 à Jacksonville , mort le 21 avril 1973 à San Diego . Il est aussi le père de l'écrivain polonais Maciej Słomczyński.
In December, 2005, Peter Jackson - whose films of the Lord of the Rings won critical acclaim and set box office records around the world - will release his version of this classic film, bringing King Kong back to the forefront of the popular imagination.Fully authorized by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland's novel is a full rewrite of the original 1932 novel, bringing Cooper's original vision of King Kong back to readers and fans alike.
Merian C. Cooper was a filmmaker, an adventurer, a war hero, and a man who enjoyed living a dangerous life. Along with creating and producing the original King Kong, over the course of his lifetime he was shot down in flames during World War I; traveled the world in the 1920s making documentary films in exotic locals; organized relief work in the Carpathian Mountains; spent time as a prisoner of the Cossacks; went on military missions during World War II (at the age of fifty); served as ...
