Actor

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Directing

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Movies: 19Series: 0Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 3239

IMDb ID: nm0774325

Known for: Directing

Born: June 8, 1893

Died: December 23, 1979

Age: 86

Place of birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1917 - 2024

Years active: 108

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q1117163

Also known as

Felix Schoedsack • E.B. Schoedsack • Эрнест Б. Шодсек

Other jobs

Director (13)Cinematography (2)Camera Operator (1)Director of Photography (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

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.