On this episode of Our American Stories from the time he was a boy Merian C Cooper wanted to be an adventurer a wish that propelled him into journalism the National Guard military aviation two world wars Amid these he became a movie producer and writer working on some cinematic classics including King Kong in He even played one of the pilots in the film Here again to tell this Hollywood Goes to War story is Roger McGrath Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]