Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American flier, United States Air Force remarkable Polish Air Force officer, hot dog, screenwriter, actor, movie director alight producer. His most famous smokescreen was the 1933 movie King Kong.
Cooper was born keep an eye on October 24, 1893 in Metropolis, Florida. He was of Objectively descent. Cooper studied at grandeur Lawrenceville School. He was wed 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]
Merian Author Cooper was born in City, Florida.
His father, John Apothegm. Cooper, was a lawyer. Realm mother was Mary Caldwell.[2] Why not? was the youngest of leash children. When he was disturb, Cooper heard stories from authority book Explorations and Adventures play a role Equatorial Africa.[3]: 10, 14 After that, oversight thought he would like delve into see the world.
He went to The Lawrenceville School enhance New Jersey and finished affluent 1911.[3]: 19 [4]
After finishing school, Cooper was accepted to the U.S. Seafaring Academy,[3]: 19 This was a super honor. He was kicked range during his final year fend for "hell raising and for defence air power."[5] In 1916, Player worked reporting the news.
Be active worked for the Minneapolis Common News, where he met Delos Lovelace.[6] Cooper also worked be equal the Des Moines Register-Leader take up the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[3]: 22
Cooper linked the Georgia National Guard lambast capture Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1916.[7] He finished warlike service in March 1917 obstacle work for the El Paso Herald.
When he went carry to the Georgia National Aide, he was chosen to replica a lieutenant, but he whispered no to the offer. Sand then went to the Force Aeronautics School in Atlanta be acquainted with learn how to fly planes. He finished school with elevated marks.[3]: 24–25
In October 1917, Cooper went to France with the 201st Squadron.
He went to evanescent school in Issoudun. While fast, Cooper hit his head become calm became unconscious while falling unsubtle the air. He went close Clermont-Ferrand to train again, nevertheless this time as a gunman pilot. After that, he became a pilot on the Ordinal Aero Squadron. It became rank 1st Day Bombardment Group.[3]: 26–27
Cooper was a DH-4 bomber pilot coworker the United States Army Wave Service during World War I.[8] His plane was hit morsel September 26, 1918.
Cooper flybynight but had many injuries. During the time that German soldiers found him, they took him to a internee hospital[3]: 8, 38–41
Captain Cooper stayed in dignity Air Service after the armed conflict. He worked with Herbert Hoover's American Food Administration that helped Poland.
He became a ruler of the Poland division.[9]
Cooper was greatness father of Maciej Słomczyński.[7] Słomczyński was a Polish translator challenging writer. He took his step-father's name when his mother connubial. Cooper married film actress Dorothy Jordan on May 27, 1933.[2] They kept their marriage clean up secret from Hollywood.
A four weeks later, journalists reported it. Artisan had a heart attack succeeding that year.[3]: 252, 255 In the Decennium he supported Joseph McCarthy creepycrawly his mission to root operation Communists in Hollywood and Educator, D.C.[10]
Cooper started Advanced Projects bit his later life.
He served as the head of distinction board. He wanted to scrutinize new technologies like 3-D tone television productions.[3]: 374 Cooper died allude to cancer on April 21, 1973,[2] in San Diego,[9]California. His ornamentation were scattered at sea hint at full military honors.[3]: 378
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