Born on this day – Merian C. Cooper:

Merian C. Cooper

Director

Writer

Producer

Cinematographer

Air Force Pilot

October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973

Credits:

3 Godfathers (1948); Ace of Aces (1933); After Tonight (1933); Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933); Ann Vickers (1933); Banglar King Kong (2010); Bed of Roses (1933); Before Dawn (1933); Best of Cinerama (1963); Blind Adventure (1933); Captain Salisbury's Ra-Mu (1929); Chance at Heaven (1933); Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927); Cinerama Adventure (2002); Creation (1931); Cross Fire (1933); Dancing Pirate (1936); Dead of Conspiracy (2006); Diplomaniacs (1933); Double Harness (1933); Dr. Cyclops (1940); Emergency Call (1933); FilmToons Logic (2021); Finishing School (1934); Flaming Gold (1932); Flying Devils (1933); Flying Down to Rio (1933); Fort Apache (1948); Gorillaville (2014–2017); Gow (1931); Gow the Head Hunter (1928); Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925); Headline Shooter (1933); Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934); Hollywood Stuntmakers (1999); Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987); If I Were Free (1933); I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005); Keep 'Em Rolling (1934); Kentucky Kernels (1934); King Kong - FAN FILM (2016); King Kong (1933 / 1976 / 2005); King Kong Lives (1986); King Kong Skull Island (2019); King Kong, le coeur des ténèbres (2025); King Kong: Audio Commentary (2005); Kingu Kongu Tsû: Ikari no Megaton Panchi / video game (1986); Kong (2000); Kong: King of Atlantis (2005); Kong: The Animated Series (2000–2001); Le documentaire culturel (2024); Little Women (1933); Long Lost Father (1934); Lucky Devils (1933); Man of Two Worlds (1934); Melody Cruise (1933); Midshipman Jack (1933); Mighty Joe Young (1949 / 1998); Morning Glory (1933); No Marriage Ties (1933); Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014); One Man's Journey (1933); Professional Sweetheart (1933); Rafter Romance (1933); Rio Grande (1950); Roar of the Dragon (1932); Seven Wonders of the World (1956); She (1935); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949); Sing and Like It (1934); Son of Kong (1933); Spitfire (1934); Stingaree (1934); Success at Any Price (1934); The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953); The Four Feathers (1929); The Fugitive (1947); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); The Lost EmpireThe Lost Patrol (1934); The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (2005); The Meanest Gal in Town (1934); The Mighty Kong (1998); The Monkey's Paw (1933); The Most Dangerous Game (1932); The Phantom of Crestwood (1932); The Quiet Man (1952); The Right to Romance (1933); The Searchers (1956); The Silver Cord (1933); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); The Toy Wife (1938); This Is Cinerama (1952); This Man Is Mine (1934); Two Alone (1934); Wagon Master (1950).