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Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director, Producer, Actor, Writer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born June 8, 1893Died December 23, 1979 (86 years)
Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack (June 8, 1893 – December 23, 1979) was an American motion picture cinematographer, director, and producer.

Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Schoedsack is probably best remembered for being the co-director of the 1933 film, King Kong.

His eyesight was severely damaged in World War II, yet he continued to direct films afterwards. He directed Mighty Joe Young at RKO in 1949, which was a reunion film of the main King Kong creative team (Cooper, Rose, and O'Brien).

He married screenwriter, Ruth Rose. They are interred together at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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Known For

  • King Kong
  • The Most Dangerous Game
  • Mighty Joe Young
  • Son of Kong
  • Dr. Cyclops
  • The Last Days of Pompeii
  • Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
  • Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
  • This Is Cinerama
  • The Four Feathers
  • Rango

Filmography

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