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

  • Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

    Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

  • Master Will Shakespeare

    Master Will Shakespeare

  • The Lady or the Tiger?

    The Lady or the Tiger?

  • Strange Destiny

    Strange Destiny

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • Nostradamus IV

    Nostradamus IV

  • The King Without a Crown

    The King Without a Crown

  • Prophet Without Honor

    Prophet Without Honor

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • Bravest of the Brave

    Bravest of the Brave

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

    What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

  • Joaquin Murrieta

    Joaquin Murrieta

  • Hollywood - The Second Step

    Hollywood - The Second Step

  • The Man in the Barn

    The Man in the Barn

  • Strange Glory

    Strange Glory

  • What Do You Think? (Number Three)

    What Do You Think? (Number Three)

  • The Rainbow Pass

    The Rainbow Pass

  • The Man on the Rock

    The Man on the Rock

  • More About Nostradamus

    More About Nostradamus

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • Let's Ask Nostradamus

    Let's Ask Nostradamus

  • Ghost Treasure

    Ghost Treasure

  • What Do You Think?

    What Do You Think?

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

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

  • Portrait of a Genius

    Portrait of a Genius

  • What Do You Think? (Number Two)

    What Do You Think? (Number Two)

  • Mr. Gardenia Jones

    Mr. Gardenia Jones

  • This Is Russia!

    This Is Russia!

  • Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

    The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

  • The Greenie

    The Greenie

  • Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

  • You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

  • Nostradamus Says So!

    Nostradamus Says So!

  • Nostradamus and the Queen

    Nostradamus and the Queen

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • A Failure at Fifty

    A Failure at Fifty

  • Pitcairn Island Today

    Pitcairn Island Today

  • The Great Heart

    The Great Heart

  • Bikini, the Atom Island

    Bikini, the Atom Island

  • Operation Sandstone

    Operation Sandstone

  • Target Nevada

    Target Nevada

  • Inca Gold

    Inca Gold