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)

Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta

1938

as Narrator (voice)

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The Greenie

1942

as Commentator

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

The Great Heart
The Great Heart

1938

as Narrator (voice)

1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour

1925

as Self

Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman

1943

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number

1937

as Sheriff

Hollywood - The Second Step
Nostradamus
Nostradamus

1938

as Narrator (voice)

You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!

1943

as Narrator (uncredited)

The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown

1937

as Narrator (voice)

A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty

1940

as Narrator (voice)

Strange Glory
Strange Glory

1938

as Narrator (voice)

The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock

1938

as Narrator (voice)

Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Bravest of the Brave
Bravest of the Brave

1938

as Narrator (voice)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn

1937

as Narrator (voice)