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Carey Wilson

Writing 72 (deceased) years old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 0.3
Born: May 19, 1889
Died: February 1, 1962

Biography

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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.

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.

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Known For

Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? Screenplay 1929
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? Story 1929
Soul Mates
Soul Mates Writer 1925
Fast Workers
Fast Workers Screenplay 1933
Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway Screenplay 1925

Filmography

Acting Credits (47)

This Is Russia!
This Is Russia! Narrator 1957
MGM Parade
MGM Parade 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen Narrator (voice) 1953
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus Narrator (voice) 1953
Nostradamus Says So!
Nostradamus Says So! Narrator 1953
Westward the Women
Westward the Women Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1951
Target Nevada
Target Nevada Narrator 1951
Operation Sandstone
Operation Sandstone Narrator (voice) 1948
Bikini, the Atom Island
Bikini, the Atom Island Narrator 1946
Strange Destiny
Strange Destiny Narrator 1945
Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV Narrator (voice) 1944
Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1943
Inca Gold
Inca Gold Himself - Narrator (voice) 1943
Portrait of a Genius
Portrait of a Genius Narrator(voice) 1943
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones! Narrator (uncredited) 1943
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones Narrator 1942
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus Narrator (voice) 1942
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? Narrator 1942
The Greenie
The Greenie Commentator 1942
Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure Narrator (voice) 1941
More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice) 1940
A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty Narrator (voice) 1940
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1940
Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor Narrator (voice) 1939
The Great Heart
The Great Heart Narrator (voice) 1938
Nostradamus
Nostradamus Narrator (voice) 1938
The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock Narrator (voice) 1938
Bravest of the Brave
Bravest of the Brave Narrator (voice) 1938
Strange Glory
Strange Glory Narrator (voice) 1938
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo Narrator (voice) 1938
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta Narrator (voice) 1938
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A. Narrator 1938
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
What Do You Think? (Number Three) Himself - Narrator (voice) 1938
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two) Narrator (voice) 1937
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think? Narrator (voice) 1937
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn Narrator (voice) 1937
The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown Narrator (voice) 1937
The Rainbow Pass
The Rainbow Pass Told by (voice) 1937
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning Narrator (voice) 1937
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number Sheriff 1937
Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare Narrator (voice) 1936
Hollywood - The Second Step
Hollywood - The Second Step Narrator 1936
Pitcairn Island Today
Pitcairn Island Today Narrator (voice) 1935
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour Self 1925
The Miracle of Salt Lake
The Miracle of Salt Lake Narrator

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (82)

You, John Jones!
You, John Jones! Writer 1943
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones Writer 1942
The Greenie
The Greenie Writer 1942
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Story 1940
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things Screenplay 1940
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son Writer 1939
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo Writer 1938
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two) Writer 1937
Conquest
Conquest Writer 1937
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning Writer 1937
The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry Writer 1937
Between Two Women
Between Two Women Writer 1937
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number Screenplay 1937
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty Screenplay 1935
Sequoia
Sequoia Screenplay 1935
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes Writer 1934
Outcast Lady
Outcast Lady Writer 1934
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities Screenplay 1934
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee Writer 1934
Bolero
Bolero Story 1934
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House Screenplay 1933
Fast Workers
Fast Workers Screenplay 1933
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? Writer 1933
Faithless
Faithless Screenplay 1932
Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus Adaptation 1932
Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus Writer 1932
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin Writer 1932
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself Adaptation 1931
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself Writer 1931
Behind Office Doors
Behind Office Doors Screenplay 1931
The Bad One
The Bad One Adaptation 1930
The Bad One
The Bad One Screenplay 1930
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley Dialogue 1930
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley Story 1930
Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools Writer 1929
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? Screenplay 1929
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? Story 1929
The Awakening
The Awakening Writer 1928
Lilac Time
Lilac Time Scenario Writer 1928
The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover Adaptation 1928
The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover Writer 1928
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay! Writer 1928
American Beauty
American Beauty Scenario Writer 1927
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Hard-Boiled Haggerty Writer 1927
The Stolen Bride
The Stolen Bride Writer 1927
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice Scenario Writer 1927
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice Screenplay 1927
The Tender Hour
The Tender Hour Story 1927
Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine Story 1927
Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine Scenario Writer 1927
The Sea Tiger
The Sea Tiger Writer 1927
An Affair of the Follies
An Affair of the Follies Writer 1927
The Silent Lover
The Silent Lover Writer 1926
Ladies at Play
Ladies at Play Scenario Writer 1926
Ladies at Play
Ladies at Play Screenplay 1926
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers Story 1926
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers Screenplay 1926
Into Her Kingdom
Into Her Kingdom Co-Writer 1926
The Sporting Lover
The Sporting Lover Adaptation 1926
The Sporting Lover
The Sporting Lover Screenplay 1926
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Story 1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Scenario Writer 1925
The Masked Bride
The Masked Bride Writer 1925
His Secretary
His Secretary Story 1925
Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway Screenplay 1925
The Midshipman
The Midshipman Story 1925
Soul Mates
Soul Mates Writer 1925
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped Adaptation 1924
So This Is Marriage?
So This Is Marriage? Story 1924
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth Writer 1924
Empty Hands
Empty Hands Writer 1924
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model Writer 1924
Three Weeks
Three Weeks Adaptation 1924
Three Weeks
Three Weeks Writer 1924
Red Lights
Red Lights Adaptation 1923
The Eternal Three
The Eternal Three Writer 1923
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island Story 1923
Broken Chains
Broken Chains Writer 1922
The Cup of Life
The Cup of Life Story 1921
Passion Fruit
Passion Fruit Story 1921
A Woman's Business
A Woman's Business Writer 1920
Madonnas and Men
Madonnas and Men Writer 1920

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