Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and military aviator. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. He was a passionate anti-communist.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 24, 1893
- Died
- April 21, 1973
