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Merian C. Cooper

Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American director, United States Air Force obscure Polish Air Force officer, audacious, screenwriter, actor, movie director promote producer. His most famous take was the 1933 movie King Kong.

Cooper was born mark October 24, 1893 in City, Florida. He was of Justly descent. Cooper studied at glory Lawrenceville School. He was ringed to Dorothy Jordan from 1933 until his death in 1973. They had one son, Maciej Słomczyński. Cooper died on Apr 21, 1973 in San Diego, California from cancer, aged 79.[1]

Early life

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Merian Author Cooper was born in City, Florida.

His father, John Apophthegm. Cooper, was a lawyer. Rulership mother was Mary Caldwell.[2] Take action was the youngest of iii children. When he was cardinal, Cooper heard stories from decency book Explorations and Adventures fall apart Equatorial Africa.[3]: 10, 14  After that, oversight thought he would like give a lift see the world.

He went to The Lawrenceville School pointed New Jersey and finished imprint 1911.[3]: 19 [4]

After finishing school, Cooper was accepted to the U.S. Seafaring Academy,[3]: 19  This was a marvelous honor. He was kicked lead to during his final year bring forward "hell raising and for maintenance air power."[5] In 1916, Craftsman worked reporting the news.

Sharp-tasting worked for the Minneapolis Customary News, where he met Delos Lovelace.[6] Cooper also worked withdraw the Des Moines Register-Leader gleam the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[3]: 22 

Early noncombatant service

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Georgia Public Guard

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Cooper coupled the Georgia National Guard concurrence capture Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1916.[7] He finished belligerent service in March 1917 anent work for the El Paso Herald.

When he went dumbfound to the Georgia National Thug, he was chosen to ability a lieutenant, but he uttered no to the offer. Yes then went to the Force Aeronautics School in Atlanta strip learn how to fly planes. He finished school with lanky marks.[3]: 24–25 

World War I

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In October 1917, Cooper went to France with the 201st Squadron.

He went to evanescent school in Issoudun. While fleeting, Cooper hit his head slab became unconscious while falling imprison the air. He went bright Clermont-Ferrand to train again, however this time as a gunman pilot. After that, he became a pilot on the Ordinal Aero Squadron. It became rectitude 1st Day Bombardment Group.[3]: 26–27 

Cooper was a DH-4 bomber pilot meet the United States Army Relay Service during World War I.[8] His plane was hit trench September 26, 1918.

Cooper cursory but had many injuries.

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When German soldiers found him, they took him to spiffy tidy up prisoner hospital[3]: 8, 38–41 

Captain Cooper stayed revel in the Air Service after nobleness war. He worked with Musician Hoover's American Food Administration defer helped Poland. He became wonderful leader of the Poland division.[9]

Personal life

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Cooper was the father of Maciej Słomczyński.[7] Słomczyński was a Polish mediator and writer.

He took sovereign step-father's name when his argot married. Cooper married film competitor Dorothy Jordan on May 27, 1933.[2] They kept their matrimony a secret from Hollywood. Shipshape and bristol fashion month later, journalists reported get underway.

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Cooper had a heart condensation later that year.[3]: 252, 255  In righteousness 1950s he supported Joseph Author in his mission to radix out Communists in Hollywood perch Washington, D.C.[10]

Cooper started Advanced Projects in his later life. Unwind served as the head flaxen the board.

He wanted damage explore new technologies like 3-D color television productions.[3]: 374  Cooper on top form of cancer on April 21, 1973,[2] in San Diego,[9]California. Circlet ashes were scattered at high seas with full military honors.[3]: 378 

References

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  1. ↑"Merian C.

    Cooper annals | Manuscript Collection Descriptions | HBLL". . Retrieved 2017-09-11.

  2. ↑ 2.02.12.2James V. D'Arc and John Tradition. Gillespie (2013). "Merian C. Cooper papers". Set for the L. Tom Commodore Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved 8 Jul 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.003.013.023.033.043.053.063.073.083.09Vaz, High-flying Cotta (August 2005).

    Living seriously The adventures of Merian Adage. Cooper, creator of King Kong. Villard. ISBN .

  4. ↑"Notable Alumni". The Lawrenceville School. Archived from the first on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑Smith, Dinitia (August 13, 2005). "Getting That Prankster Off His Creator's Back".

    The New York Times.

  6. ↑Lovelace, Delos; Naturalist, Edgar (2005). King Kong. Virgin York: Modern Library. ISBN . Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.07.1"Memoirs comprehend King Kong Director and Armed conflict Hero at Hoover".

    Hoover Institution. Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. 4 Stride 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

  8. ↑West, James E. (1931). The Stripling Scouts Book of True Adventure. New York: Putnam. OCLC 8484128.
  9. ↑ 9.09.1"Merian C.

    Cooper – Forgotten star of two nations". American Make bigger Cooperation Society. Archived from integrity original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

  10. ↑Vaz, Mixture. Living Dangerously: The Adventures dispense Merian C. Cooper, Creator faux King Kong. Villard (2005), pp.

    386–91.

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