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Contains correspondence, screenplays, articles, photographs, a film print, and other material related to Cooper's production of King Kong (1933). Also includes information about the 1976 remake of the film. Includes sound recordings of Cooper discussing the production of King Kong. Materials dated 1931 to 1980.

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Includes nearly two hours of 16 mm black-and-white and color home movies taken by Cooper from 1934 to 1963.

Scope and Contents Contains materials that document Cooper's career primarily as a motion picture producer. Motion pictures are documented in many cases by correspondence, photographs, scripts, publicity material, programs, and art. These include Grass, Chang, The Four Feathers (1929), The Most Dangerous Game, Little Women (1933), King Kong (1933), The Son of Kong, She (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), The Fugitive (1947), Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Quiet Man,...

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Footage of a panel on Merian C. Cooper at the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto festival in Pordenone, Italy in 2003.

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This series contains intervies with: Craig Barron, Rudy Behlmer, Ray Bradbury, Bob Burns, Harry Carey, Jr., Richard Cooper, Ted Curtis, James D'Arc, Ray Harryhausen, General David L. "Tex" Hill, Paul Jensen, James Karen, Terry Moore, Rebecca Prime, Daniel Selznick, David Strohmaier, Mark Vaz.

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This series contains both parts of DeMille footage.

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This series contains interviews with: Cecilia DeMille Presley; James D'Arc, Lisa Mitchell, Evelyn Keyes, Bob Birchard, Lisa Mitchell, Joseph Newman, Albert Nozarki, Elliot Reid, Charlton Heston, Joseph Newman, Richard DeMille, Elmer Bernstein, Elliot Reid, Betty Lasky, Diana Serra Carey, Mickey Moore, Pat Moore, Frank Coghlan, Diana Serra Carey, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Angela Lansbury, A.C. Lyles.

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Contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other material from Cooper's production of The Four Feathers (1929). Photographs of Cooper and Schoedsack on location. Also includes publicity skills and images of native soldiers and village life. Photographs taken in 1928. Also includes a film print and video recordings of Cooper's production of The Four Feathers. Materials date from between 1915 and 1929 and 1957.