Person
Carey Wilson
Writing · 1889–1962 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
MGM Parade
1955
Scaramouche
Producer
Peacock Alley
Dialogue
Broken Chains
Writer
Ghost Treasure
Narrator (voice)
What! No Beer?
Writer
Arsène Lupin
Writer
Strange Glory
Narrator (voice)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Screenplay
Westward the Women
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1957This Is Russia!Narrator
- 1955MGM Parade
- 1953Nostradamus and the QueenNarrator (voice)
- 1953Let's Ask NostradamusNarrator (voice)
- 1953Nostradamus Says So!Narrator
- 1952ScaramoucheProducer
- 1951Westward the WomenTrailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Target NevadaNarrator
- 1950Moments in MusicDirector
- 1950The Happy YearsProducer
- 1949The Red DanubeProducer
- 1948Operation SandstoneNarrator (voice)
- 1947Dark DelusionProducer
- 1947Green Dolphin StreetProducer
- 1946Bikini, the Atom IslandNarrator
- 1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceProducer
- 1945Strange DestinyNarrator
- 1945Between Two WomenProducer
- 1944Nostradamus IVNarrator (voice)
- 1943Hitler's MadmanNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943Inca GoldHimself - Narrator (voice)
- 1943Portrait of a GeniusNarrator(voice)
- 1943You, John Jones!Narrator (uncredited)
- 1942Mr. Gardenia JonesNarrator
- 1942Further Prophecies of NostradamusNarrator (voice)
- 1942The Lady or the Tiger?Narrator
- 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyProducer
- 1942The GreenieCommentator
- 1941Ghost TreasureNarrator (voice)
- 1941More About NostradamusNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsCommentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteStory
- 1940A Failure at FiftyNarrator (voice)
- 1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Judge Hardy and SonWriter
- 1939Prophet Without HonorNarrator (voice)
- 1938The Great HeartNarrator (voice)
- 1938NostradamusNarrator (voice)
- 1938The Man on the RockNarrator (voice)
- 1938Bravest of the BraveNarrator (voice)
- 1938Strange GloryNarrator (voice)
- 1938What Do You Think? TupapaooNarrator (voice)
- 1938Joaquin MurrietaNarrator (voice)
- 1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.Narrator
- 1938What Do You Think? (Number Three)Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1937What Do You Think? (Number Two)Narrator (voice)
- 1937You're Only Young OnceProducer
- 1937What Do You Think?Narrator (voice)
- 1937The Man in the BarnNarrator (voice)
- 1937ConquestWriter
- 1937The King Without a CrownNarrator (voice)
- 1937The Rainbow PassTold by (voice)
- 1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningNarrator (voice)
- 1937The Women Men MarryWriter
- 1937Between Two WomenWriter
- 1937Dangerous NumberSheriff
- 1936Master Will ShakespeareNarrator (voice)
- 1936Hollywood - The Second StepNarrator
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyScreenplay
- 1935Pitcairn Island TodayNarrator (voice)
- 1935SequoiaScreenplay
- 1935Primitive PitcairnNarrator
- 1934The President VanishesWriter
- 1934Outcast LadyWriter
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesScreenplay
- 1934Sadie McKeeWriter
- 1934BoleroStory
- 1933Gabriel Over the White HouseScreenplay
- 1933Fast WorkersScreenplay
- 1933What! No Beer?Writer
- 1932FaithlessScreenplay
- 1932Polly of the CircusAdaptation
- 1932Arsène LupinWriter
- 1931Fanny Foley HerselfAdaptation
- 1931Behind Office DoorsScreenplay
- 1930The Bad OneAdaptation
- 1930Peacock AlleyDialogue
- 1929Footlights and FoolsWriter
- 1929Why Be Good?Screenplay
- 1928The AwakeningWriter
- 1928Lilac TimeScenario Writer
- 1928The Cardboard LoverAdaptation
- 1928Oh Kay!Writer
- 1927American BeautyScenario Writer
- 1927Hard-Boiled HaggertyWriter
- 1927The Stolen BrideWriter
- 1927Naughty But NiceScenario Writer
- 1927The Tender HourStory
- 1927Orchids and ErmineStory
- 1927The Sea TigerProducer
- 1927An Affair of the FolliesWriter
- 1926The Silent LoverWriter
- 1926Ladies at PlayScenario Writer
- 1926Midnight LoversStory
- 1926Into Her KingdomCo-Writer
- 1926The Sporting LoverAdaptation
- 1926Monte CarloStory
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristContinuity
- 1925The Masked BrideWriter
- 1925His SecretaryStory
- 1925Lights of Old BroadwayScreenplay
- 1925The MidshipmanStory
- 1925Soul MatesWriter
- 19251925 Studio TourSelf
- 1924He Who Gets SlappedAdaptation
- 1924So This Is Marriage?Story
- 1924Wine of YouthWriter
- 1924Sinners in SilkScenario Writer
- 1924Empty HandsWriter
- 1924Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak ModelWriter
- 1924Three WeeksAdaptation
- 1923Red LightsAdaptation
- 1923The Eternal ThreeWriter
- 1923Lost and Found on a South Sea IslandStory
- 1922Broken ChainsWriter
- 1921The Cup of LifeStory
- 1921Passion FruitStory
- 1920A Woman's BusinessWriter
- 1920Madonnas and MenWriter
- —The Miracle of Salt LakeNarrator
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