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Ernest B. Schoedsack

American film director

Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack[1] (June 8, – December 23, ) was an American motion picture cinematographer, producer, and director.[3] Schoedsack worked as a cameraman in World War I, where he served in the U.S. ArmySignal Corps.

At the conclusion of the war, he stayed in Europe to further his career. He worked on several films with Merian C. Cooper including King Kong, Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, and The Most Dangerous Game. He also collaborated with screenwriter and actress Ruth Rose, whom he later married. Schoedsack died on December 23, , at age

Early life

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Schoedsack was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on June 8, [4] He ran away from home at age fourteen and worked with road gangs.[5] He went to San Francisco, where he worked as a surveyor.[6] He grew to be 6&#;ft 5&#;in (&#;m), and his friends called him "Shorty".[7]

Film career

Schoedsack began his career thanks to his brother Felix that helped him get a job as a cameraman in films in for Mack Sennett.[8] He continued working as a cameraman in World War I.[9] He served in the Signal Corps of the U.S.

Army in France in [10] He also flew in combat bombing missions.[5] After the war, he stayed in Europe furthering his career as a cameraman.[6] His eyesight was severely damaged in World War I, yet he continued to work in films afterward.[11] In , Schoedsack helped refugees in Poland escape the Polish–Soviet War.

He worked with the American Red Cross.[12] During and , he also helped refugees from the Greco-Turkish War. After training at the Columbia University School of Military Cinematography, he was hired by The New York Times as a cameraman on an expedition around the world.[6][13]

Chang and early films

Schoedsack began as a co-director with Merian C.

Cooper.[3] He first met Cooper in in Vienna.[5] They both later worked for The New York Times, but decided to make their own films.[7] Their first collaboration was on Grass, which was produced in [3] That same year, Schoedsack met screenwriter and former actress Ruth Rose,[6] and would later marry her in [10] They met on an expedition to the Galapagos Islands, where Schoedsack was the cameraman, and Rose was the official historian.[6]

In , Cooper and Schoedsack produced the film Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness together, which depicts a man's survival in the Northern Siamese jungle.

Schoedsack and Cooper spent 18 months in the jungle in order to produce the film and photograph certain scenes.[3] While producing the film, stampeding elephants that are featured in the movie almost ran over Schoedsack and his crew. The risk was worth it, however, and Chang was later nominated for Best Picture at the first Academy Awards show.[6] Schoedsack kept a print of a Bengal tiger pouncing with its jaws open in his office.

When asked by a reporter about the photo, Schoedsack said that the tiger had sprung and he shot it.[14]

In , the duo worked to create The Four Feathers film. It was the first fiction film that Schoedsack and Cooper collaborated on. It was also one of the last silent films of Hollywood.[6]

King Kong and early s films

While Schoedsack and Cooper made several other films together, they are most known for directing the film King Kong.[9] After finishing production on The Most Dangerous Game, Schoedsack joined Cooper in the production of King Kong.

Schoedsack focused on scenes with human actors, while Cooper headed the special effects. Schoedsack, Cooper, and Rose inspired the characters of John Driscoll, Carl Denham, and Ann Darrow, respectively.[6] The script was co-written by Schoedsack's wife, Ruth Rose. This film marked a transition in the working relationship of Schoedsack and Cooper.

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After the film, Schoedsack only directed films, while Cooper produced them. Their partnership ended, however, in the late s.[9]

In , after filming King Kong, Schoedsack worked on shooting for a film that was never completed called Arabia. For this project, Schoedsack went to shoot on location in Syria.[6] Another film was made in the King Kong franchise.

Rose wrote the screenplay for the next film, Son of Kong, which was released in by RKO. Schoedsack was the sole director of the film.

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    • Also in , Rose and Schoedsack collaborated on the film Blind Adventure.[6]

    Later work

    Schoedsack directed several other films in the s including The Last Days of Pompeii, Trouble in Morocco, and Outlaws of the Orient. In , Schoedsack directed Dr. Cyclops, which was Hollywood's first science fiction film in technicolor.

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    It was a reunion film of the main King Kong creative team of Cooper, Schoedsack, and Ruth Rose. This would be the last film that Schoedsack would direct due to eye injuries received in World War II from testing photography equipment.[6]

    Later life

    Ruth Rose died on Schoedsack's birthday on June 8, Schoedsack died on December 23, , in Los Angeles.[11] They are interred together at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[15]

    Filmography

    FilmYear releasedContribution
    The Lost EmpireDirector of photography[16]
    Eagle SquadronBackground photographer[16]
    GrassProducer, Director[16]
    GreedDirector of photography[16]
    Chang: A Drama of the WildernessProducer,[17] director[16]
    Gow, The Head HunterDirector of photography[16]
    The Four FeathersFilm editor, director, director of photography[16]
    RangoWriter, director, producer in Sumatra, editor, photographer[16]
    The Most Dangerous GameDirector[16]
    King KongDirector[9]
    Son of KongDirector[16]
    Blind AdventureDirector[9]
    The Monkey's PawDirector of prologue[16]
    Long Lost FatherDirector[9]
    The Last Days of PompeiiDirector[18]
    The Lives of a Bengal LancerPhotographer and director of shooting of background location shooting in India[9]
    Outlaws of the OrientDirector[9]
    Trouble in MoroccoDirector[9]
    Dr.

    Cyclops

    		Director[9]
    Mighty Joe YoungDirector[9]
    This Is CineramaDirector[19]

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