American producer and director Merian C. Cooper met his partner Ernest B. Schoedsack in Poland just after serving as a lieutenant colonel with the Kosciusko Flying Squadron during World War I. Together the two went on to co-direct two documentaries. Read Full Biography
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Double Harness
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Melody Cruise
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Rafter Romance
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The Sun Shines Bright
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Bed of Roses
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King Kong
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Rio Grande
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Wagon Master
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
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Fort Apache
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This is Cinerama
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The Quiet Man
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Mighty Joe Young
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Mighty Joe Young (The Original)
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The Searchers
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King Kong
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The Best of Cinerama
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The Fugitive
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The Three Godfathers
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Dr. Cyclops
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The Toy Wife
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She
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The Last Days of Pompeii
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Flaming Gold
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1952 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | The Quiet Man | Nominated |
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