Merian C. Cooper(1893-1973)
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
In 1920, Merian C. Cooper was a member of volunteer of the American
Kosciuszko Squadron that supported the Polish army in the war with
Soviet Russia, where he met best friend and producing partner Ernest B. Schoedsack.
On 26 July 1920, his plane was shot down, and he spent nearly nine
months in the Soviet prisoner-of-war camp. He escaped just before the
war was over. He was decorated by Marshall Jozef Pilsudski with the
highest military decorations: Virtuti Military. He had a successful
career in the military and in the movie business.
