Carey Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

47

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

  • Strange Glory

    Strange Glory

  • Ghost Treasure

    Ghost Treasure

  • Joaquin Murrieta

    Joaquin Murrieta

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • This Is Russia!

    This Is Russia!

  • Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • Let's Ask Nostradamus

    Let's Ask Nostradamus

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • More About Nostradamus

    More About Nostradamus

  • You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

  • The Lady or the Tiger?

    The Lady or the Tiger?

  • Nostradamus IV

    Nostradamus IV

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • Mr. Gardenia Jones

    Mr. Gardenia Jones

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • The Rainbow Pass

    The Rainbow Pass

  • Inca Gold

    Inca Gold

  • Portrait of a Genius

    Portrait of a Genius

  • Operation Sandstone

    Operation Sandstone

  • The Greenie

    The Greenie

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • A Failure at Fifty

    A Failure at Fifty

  • Bikini, the Atom Island

    Bikini, the Atom Island

  • Prophet Without Honor

    Prophet Without Honor

  • What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

    What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

  • Master Will Shakespeare

    Master Will Shakespeare

  • The Man in the Barn

    The Man in the Barn

  • The Great Heart

    The Great Heart

  • The King Without a Crown

    The King Without a Crown

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

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

  • What Do You Think? (Number Three)

    What Do You Think? (Number Three)

  • The Man on the Rock

    The Man on the Rock

  • Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

  • What Do You Think?

    What Do You Think?

  • Nostradamus and the Queen

    Nostradamus and the Queen

  • Hollywood - The Second Step

    Hollywood - The Second Step

  • Nostradamus Says So!

    Nostradamus Says So!

  • Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

    Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

  • The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

    The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

  • Target Nevada

    Target Nevada

  • Pitcairn Island Today

    Pitcairn Island Today

  • Strange Destiny

    Strange Destiny

  • Bravest of the Brave

    Bravest of the Brave

  • What Do You Think? (Number Two)

    What Do You Think? (Number Two)

  • The Miracle of Salt Lake

    The Miracle of Salt Lake