Carey Wilson
Known for WritingBorn 1889-05-19 — died 1962-02-01Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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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
Westward the Women
1951 · as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
1943 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Strange Glory
1938 · as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942 · as Narrator
More About Nostradamus
1941 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Primitive Pitcairn
1935 · as Narrator
Operation Sandstone
1948 · as Narrator (voice)
Ghost Treasure
1941 · as Narrator (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
The Greenie
1942 · as Commentator
You, John Jones!
1943 · as Narrator (uncredited)
Inca Gold
1943 · as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Target Nevada
1951 · as Narrator
Nostradamus
1938 · as Narrator (voice)
The Great Heart
1938 · as Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
1953 · as Narrator (voice)
Dangerous Number
1937 · as Sheriff
Nostradamus and the Queen
1953 · as Narrator (voice)