Carey Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

44

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-19

Day of death

1962-02-01 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Carey Wilson

Biography

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. 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

  • What Do You Think? (Number Three)

    What Do You Think? (Number Three)

  • The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

    The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

  • Joaquin Murrieta

    Joaquin Murrieta

  • Nostradamus IV

    Nostradamus IV

  • Strange Glory

    Strange Glory

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • The Man in the Barn

    The Man in the Barn

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • The King Without a Crown

    The King Without a Crown

  • Ghost Treasure

    Ghost Treasure

  • What Do You Think? (Number Two)

    What Do You Think? (Number Two)

  • Bravest of the Brave

    Bravest of the Brave

  • The Lady or the Tiger?

    The Lady or the Tiger?

  • The Man on the Rock

    The Man on the Rock

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

    What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • More About Nostradamus

    More About Nostradamus

  • Let's Ask Nostradamus

    Let's Ask Nostradamus

  • Master Will Shakespeare

    Master Will Shakespeare

  • What Do You Think?

    What Do You Think?

  • Prophet Without Honor

    Prophet Without Honor

  • You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

  • The Rainbow Pass

    The Rainbow Pass

  • Mr. Gardenia Jones

    Mr. Gardenia Jones

  • Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

    Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

  • Target Nevada

    Target Nevada

  • Portrait of a Genius

    Portrait of a Genius

  • This Is Russia!

    This Is Russia!

  • Operation Sandstone

    Operation Sandstone

  • Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

    Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

  • Inca Gold

    Inca Gold

  • Nostradamus Says So!

    Nostradamus Says So!

  • Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

  • The Great Heart

    The Great Heart

  • Bikini, the Atom Island

    Bikini, the Atom Island

  • The Greenie

    The Greenie

  • Nostradamus and the Queen

    Nostradamus and the Queen

  • A Failure at Fifty

    A Failure at Fifty

  • Pitcairn Island Today

    Pitcairn Island Today

  • Hollywood - The Second Step

    Hollywood - The Second Step

  • Strange Destiny

    Strange Destiny