Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

1889-05-19 – 1962-02-01 (age 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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

Westward the Women
Westward the Women

1951

as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953

as Narrator (voice)

Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman

1943

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

1937

as Narrator (voice)

What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)

1937

as Narrator (voice)

Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor

1939

as Narrator (voice)

🎦
Nostradamus Says So!

1953

as Narrator

The Great Heart
The Great Heart

1938

as Narrator (voice)

Hollywood - The Second Step
This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!

1958

as Narrator

A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty

1940

as Narrator (voice)

You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!

1943

as Narrator (uncredited)

Strange Glory
Strange Glory

1938

as Narrator (voice)

Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number

1937

as Sheriff

What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?

1937

as Narrator (voice)

The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown

1937

as Narrator (voice)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

1942

as Narrator (voice)