Marion C. Cooper

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1960
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1920
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1893-10-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Tamaqua,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marion_C._Cooper_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Contributed to the development of sound in films
Developed techniques for stop-motion animation
Worked on early Technicolor films
Promoted the use of large-scale sets in film production
Helped establish the American film industry in the 1920s
gptkbp:death_date 1971-04-21
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:San_Diego,_California,_USA
gptkbp:film gptkb:1966
gptkb:The_King_Kong_Show
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marion C. Cooper
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Peter_Jackson
gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
gptkb:George_Lucas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Most_Dangerous_Game
gptkb:King_Kong_(1933)
gptkb:The_Last_Days_of_Pompeii
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Coop
gptkbp:notable_achievement Co-created the character King Kong
Directed the first sound version of King Kong
Innovated sound in film
Pioneered special effects in film
gptkbp:notable_character Director of King Kong
Producer of King Kong
Screenwriter of King Kong
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:King_Kong
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Hollywood_Hills
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_C._Cooper
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Kong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4