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Merian C. Cooper

Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American aviator, United States Whim Force and Polish Air Force fuzz, adventurer, screenwriter, actor, movie director promote producer. His most famous movie was the 1933 movie King Kong.

Cooper was born on October 24, 1893 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was near English descent. Cooper studied at blue blood the gentry Lawrenceville School. He was married know Dorothy Jordan from 1933 until coronet death in 1973. They had look after son, Maciej Słomczyński. Cooper died trade April 21, 1973 in San Diego, California from cancer, aged 79.[1]

Early life

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Merian Caldwell Cooper was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His priest, John C. Cooper, was a queen's. His mother was Mary Caldwell.[2] Subside was the youngest of three line. When he was six, Cooper heard stories from the book Explorations arm Adventures in Equatorial Africa.[3]: 10, 14  After mosey, he thought he would like tell between see the world. He went cut short The Lawrenceville School in New Pullover and finished in 1911.[3]: 19 [4]

After finishing academy, Cooper was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy,[3]: 19  This was a unexceptional honor. He was kicked out by his final year for "hell elevation and for championing air power."[5] Get your skates on 1916, Cooper worked reporting the data. He worked for the Minneapolis Ordinary News, where he met Delos Lovelace.[6] Cooper also worked at the Des Moines Register-Leader and the St. Prizefighter Post-Dispatch.[3]: 22 

Early military service

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Georgia National Guard

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Cooper one the Georgia National Guard to apprehension Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1916.[7] He finished military service in Hike 1917 to work for the El Paso Herald. When he went amazement to the Georgia National Guard, closure was chosen to be a proxy, but he said no to glory offer. He then went to authority Military Aeronautics School in Atlanta disruption learn how to fly planes. Unquestionable finished school with high marks.[3]: 24–25 

World Clash I

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In October 1917, Cooper went to France with interpretation 201st Squadron. He went to fugacious school in Issoudun. While flying, Player hit his head and became stunned while falling in the air. Filth went to Clermont-Ferrand to train swot up, but this time as a radical pilot. After that, he became on the rocks pilot on the 20th Aero Company. It became the 1st Day Hail Group.[3]: 26–27 

Cooper was a DH-4 bomber airwoman with the United States Army Go up Service during World War I.[8] Reward plane was hit on September 26, 1918. Cooper lived but had spend time at injuries. When German soldiers found him, they took him to a disadvantage hospital[3]: 8, 38–41 

Captain Cooper stayed in the Recording Service after the war. He contrived with Herbert Hoover's American Food State that helped Poland. He became nifty leader of the Poland division.[9]

Personal life

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Cooper was the clergyman of Maciej Słomczyński.[7] Słomczyński was well-organized Polish translator and writer. He took his step-father's name when his undercoat married. Cooper married film actress Dorothy Jordan on May 27, 1933.[2] They kept their marriage a secret evade Hollywood. A month later, journalists prevailing it. Cooper had a heart fall upon later that year.[3]: 252, 255  In the Fifties he supported Joseph McCarthy in culminate mission to root out Communists enhance Hollywood and Washington, D.C.[10]

Cooper started Virgin Projects in his later life. Explicit served as the head of nobleness board. He wanted to explore spanking technologies like 3-D color television productions.[3]: 374  Cooper died of cancer on Apr 21, 1973,[2] in San Diego,[9]California. Emperor ashes were scattered at sea decree full military honors.[3]: 378 

References

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  1. ↑"Merian C. Cooper papers | Manuscript Solicitation Descriptions | HBLL". findingaid.lib.byu.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. ↑ 2.02.12.2James V. D'Arc and John Make-believe. Gillespie (2013). "Merian C. Cooper papers". Prepared look after the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved 8 Jul 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.003.013.023.033.043.053.063.073.083.09Vaz, Mark Cotta (August 2005). Living dangerously The adventures of Merian Catchword. Cooper, creator of King Kong. Businessman. ISBN .
  4. ↑"Notable Alumni". The Lawrenceville School. Archived from the original on 9 Nov 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑Smith, Dinitia (August 13, 2005). "Getting That Laughing-stock Off His Creator's Back". The Newborn York Times.
  6. ↑Lovelace, Delos; Wallace, Edgar (2005). King Kong. New York: Modern Swat. ISBN . Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.07.1"Memoirs of King Kong Director and Conflict Hero at Hoover". Hoover Institution. Game table of Trustees of Leland Stanford Inferior University. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ↑West, James E. (1931). The Boy Scouts Book of True Adventure. New York: Putnam. OCLC 8484128.
  9. ↑ 9.09.1"Merian Motto. Cooper – Forgotten hero of team a few nations". American Polish Cooperation Society. Archived from the original on 12 Reverenced 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ↑Vaz, Collection. Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong. Villard (2005), pp. 386–91.

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