Ernest B. Schoedsack
Directing
- Born
- June 8, 1893 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
- Died
- December 23, 1979 (age 86)
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.
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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
April 7, 1933
The Most Dangerous Game
September 16, 1932
Greed
December 4, 1924
The Son of Kong
December 22, 1933
Mighty Joe Young
July 13, 1949
Dr. Cyclops
April 12, 1940
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
March 30, 1925
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
April 29, 1927
The Last Days of Pompeii
October 18, 1935
This Is Cinerama
September 30, 1952
The Four Feathers
June 1, 1929
Long Lost Father
January 19, 1934
Behind the camera19
- 1952This Is Cinerama Co-Director
- 1949Mighty Joe Young Director
- 1940Dr. Cyclops Director
- 1937Outlaws of the Orient Director
- 1937Trouble in Morocco Director
- 1935The Last Days of Pompeii Director
- 1934Long Lost Father Director
- 1933The Son of Kong Director
- 1933Blind Adventure Director
- 1933King Kong Director, Producer