Merian C. Cooper

Birthday: 24 October 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Birth Name: Merian Coldwell Cooper

Height: 173 cm

In 1920, Merian C. Cooper was a member of volunteer of the American Kosciuszko Squadron that supported the Polish army in the war with Soviet Russia, where he met best friend and producing partner Ern ...Show More

[Regarding Ernest B. Schoedsack] Underneath his hard-boiled exterior, he had a heart of gold and the Show more [Regarding Ernest B. Schoedsack] Underneath his hard-boiled exterior, he had a heart of gold and the sensitiveness of a true artist. He was easy-going to the point of weakness with regard to everything but his work. It came first, and where it was concerned, he could be exacting. His patience was inexhaustible and he never lost his temper. Hide

[about why the spider scene in King Kong (1933) was removed] It stopped the picture cold, so the nex Show more [about why the spider scene in King Kong (1933) was removed] It stopped the picture cold, so the next day back at the studio, I took it out myself. Hide

[to Fay Wray regarding King Kong (1933)] You are going to have the tallest, darkest leading man in H Show more [to Fay Wray regarding King Kong (1933)] You are going to have the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood. Hide

Merian C. Cooper's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (1) as Director (1) as Creator (2)

King Kong