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Carey Wilson

Born: 1889-05-19

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies & TV Credits

MGM Parade posterMGM ParadeTv · Mutiny on the Bounty posterMutiny on the BountyMovie · ScreenplayScaramouche posterScaramoucheMovie · ProducerHe Who Gets Slapped posterHe Who Gets SlappedMovie · AdaptationBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ posterBen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie · ContinuityThe Postman Always Rings Twice posterThe Postman Always Rings TwiceMovie · ProducerWestward the Women posterWestward the WomenMovie · Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Andy Hardy Meets Debutante posterAndy Hardy Meets DebutanteMovie · StoryThe Red Danube posterThe Red DanubeMovie · ProducerThe Boss Didn't Say Good Morning posterThe Boss Didn't Say Good MorningMovie · Narrator (voice)Fast Workers posterFast WorkersMovie · ScreenplayGabriel Over the White House posterGabriel Over the White HouseMovie · ScreenplayPolly of the Circus posterPolly of the CircusMovie · AdaptationCavalcade of the Academy Awards posterCavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie · Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)Conquest posterConquestMovie · WriterArsène Lupin posterArsène LupinMovie · WriterThe Happy Years posterThe Happy YearsMovie · ProducerSadie McKee posterSadie McKeeMovie · WriterInto Her Kingdom posterInto Her KingdomMovie · Co-WriterThe Women Men Marry posterThe Women Men MarryMovie · WriterLet's Ask Nostradamus posterLet's Ask NostradamusMovie · Narrator (voice)So This Is Marriage? posterSo This Is Marriage?Movie · StoryMurder at the Vanities posterMurder at the VanitiesMovie · ScreenplayJoaquin Murrieta posterJoaquin MurrietaMovie · Narrator (voice)