From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Merian Caldwell Cooper October 24 1893 April 21 1973 was an American aviator United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer adventurer screenwriter film director and producer Cooper was the founder of the Ko?ciuszko Squadron during the PolishSoviet War and was a Soviet prisoner of war for a time He was a notable movie producer and got his start with film as part of the Explorers Club traveling the world and documenting adventures He was a member of the board of directors of Pan American Airways but his love of film always took priority During his film career he worked for companies such as Pioneer Pictures RKO Pictures and MetroGoldwynMayer He is also credited as coinventor of the Cinerama film projection process Coopers most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 Description above from the Wikipedia article Merian C Cooper licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia
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