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Merian C. Cooper

American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973)

2.54body-of-work score · ranked #431 of 2640 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
October 24, 1893 · Jacksonville
Died
April 21, 1973 · San Diego
Nationality
United States
Directing career
6 directorial credits, 1925–1952 · first: Grass (1925) · last: This Is Cinerama (1952)
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Merian C. Cooper
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    King KongMust-See #481

    1933 · United States · adventure, horror, fantasy

    AFI 100 (2007) #41 · AFI 100 (1998) #43 · TIME All-TIME 100

    1.748 citations
  2. 2
    The Four Feathers

    1929 · United States · silent, war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1929 #6

    0.361 citation
  3. 3
    Grass

    1925 · United States · documentary, silent

    National Film Registry (inducted 1997)

    0.231 citation
  4. 4
    This Is Cinerama

    1952 · United States · documentary

    National Film Registry (inducted 2002)

    0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 6 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.