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Carey Wilson
- Born May 19, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died February 1, 1962
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carey Wilson (May 19, 1889 – February 1, 1962) was an American screenwriter, voice actor and producer. Wilson's screenplays include Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and The Great Heart (1938). His credits as producer include Green Dolphin Street (1947). He also narrated many nuclear test films, produced by the Atomic Energy Commission (now Department of Energy) and by the Department of Defence, including Operation Sandstone of 1948 and Operation Greenhouse of 1951.
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He was one of the thirty-six Hollywood pioneers who founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. He collaborated with Jean Harlow on her novel Today is Tonight. For his contribution in films, Wilson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6301 Hollywood Blvd.
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty1935
The Postman Always Rings Twice1946
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
He Who Gets Slapped1924
Scaramouche1952
Westward the Women1951
Sadie McKee1934
Conquest1937
Filmography
- TBAThe Miracle of Salt LakeFilmNarrator
- 1958This Is Russia!FilmNarrator, Producer
- 1955MGM ParadeSeriesSelf
- 1953Nostradamus and the QueenFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1953Nostradamus Says So!FilmNarrator
- 1953Let's Ask NostradamusFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1952ScaramoucheFilmProducer
- 1951Westward the WomenFilmTrailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Target NevadaFilmNarrator
- 1950The Happy YearsFilmProducer
- 1950Moments in MusicFilmDirector
- 1949The Red DanubeFilmProducer
- 1948Operation SandstoneFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1947Green Dolphin StreetFilmProducer
- 1947Dark DelusionFilmProducer
- 1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceFilmProducer
- 1946Bikini, the Atom IslandFilmNarrator
- 1945Between Two WomenFilmProducer
- 1945Strange DestinyFilmNarrator
- 1944Nostradamus IVFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1943Hitler's MadmanFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943You, John Jones!FilmNarrator (uncredited), Writer, Producer
- 1943Portrait of a GeniusFilmNarrator(voice)
- 1943Inca GoldFilmHimself - Narrator (voice)
- 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyFilmProducer
- 1942Mr. Gardenia JonesFilmNarrator, Writer
- 1942Further Prophecies of NostradamusFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1942The Lady or the Tiger?FilmNarrator
- 1942The GreenieFilmCommentator, Writer
- 1941More About NostradamusFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- 1941Ghost TreasureFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteFilmStory
- 1940A Failure at FiftyFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsFilmCommentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
- 1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited), Screenplay
- 1939Prophet Without HonorFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1939Judge Hardy and SonFilmWriter
- 1938The Great HeartFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1938Strange GloryFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1938What Do You Think? (Number Three)FilmHimself - Narrator (voice)
- 1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.FilmNarrator
- 1938NostradamusFilmNarrator (voice), Producer
- 1938The Man on the RockFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1938Joaquin MurrietaFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1938What Do You Think? TupapaooFilmNarrator (voice), Writer
- 1938Bravest of the BraveFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1937ConquestFilmWriter
- 1937You're Only Young OnceFilmProducer
- 1937The Man in the BarnFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1937The King Without a CrownFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1937What Do You Think?FilmNarrator (voice)
- 1937Dangerous NumberFilmSheriff, Screenplay
- 1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningFilmNarrator (voice), Writer, Producer
- 1937The Rainbow PassFilmTold by (voice)
- 1937Between Two WomenFilmWriter
- 1937The Women Men MarryFilmWriter
- 1937What Do You Think? (Number Two)FilmNarrator (voice), Writer
- 1936Master Will ShakespeareFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1936Hollywood - The Second StepFilmNarrator
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyFilmScreenplay
- 1935Pitcairn Island TodayFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1935SequoiaFilmScreenplay
- 1935Primitive PitcairnFilmNarrator
- 1934Sadie McKeeFilmWriter
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesFilmScreenplay
- 1934BoleroFilmStory
- 1934The President VanishesFilmWriter
- 1934Outcast LadyFilmWriter
- 1933Gabriel Over the White HouseFilmScreenplay
- 1933What! No Beer?FilmWriter
- 1933Fast WorkersFilmScreenplay
- 1932Arsène LupinFilmWriter
- 1932Polly of the CircusFilmAdaptation, Writer
- 1932FaithlessFilmScreenplay
- 1931Behind Office DoorsFilmScreenplay
- 1931Fanny Foley HerselfFilmAdaptation, Writer
- 1930Peacock AlleyFilmDialogue, Story
- 1930The Bad OneFilmAdaptation, Screenplay
- 1929Why Be Good?FilmScreenplay, Story
- 1929Footlights and FoolsFilmWriter