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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-19

Day of Death

1962-02-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Carey Wilson

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

Acting

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

1938

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

as

Narrator (voice)

Portrait of a Genius

1943

Portrait of a Genius

as

Narrator(voice)

Westward the Women

1951

Westward the Women

as

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Target Nevada

1951

Target Nevada

as

Narrator

You, John Jones!

1943

You, John Jones!

as

Narrator (uncredited)

This Is Russia!

1957

This Is Russia!

as

Narrator

Master Will Shakespeare

1936

Master Will Shakespeare

as

Narrator (voice)

The Man in the Barn

1937

The Man in the Barn

as

Narrator (voice)

The King Without a Crown

1937

The King Without a Crown

as

Narrator (voice)

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

1937

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

as

Narrator (voice)

Strange Glory

1938

Strange Glory

as

Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus and the Queen

1953

Nostradamus and the Queen

as

Narrator (voice)

What Do You Think?

1937

What Do You Think?

as

Narrator (voice)

Prophet Without Honor

1939

Prophet Without Honor

as

Narrator (voice)

The Rainbow Pass

1937

The Rainbow Pass

as

Told by (voice)

A Failure at Fifty

1940

A Failure at Fifty

as

Narrator (voice)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Nostradamus Says So!

1953

Nostradamus Says So!

as

Narrator

Operation Sandstone

1948

Operation Sandstone

as

Narrator (voice)

Pitcairn Island Today

1935

Pitcairn Island Today

as

Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus IV

1944

Nostradamus IV

as

Narrator (voice)

Dangerous Number

1937

Dangerous Number

as

Sheriff

What Do You Think? (Number Two)

1937

What Do You Think? (Number Two)

as

Narrator (voice)

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

1938

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

as

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus

1938

Nostradamus

as

Narrator (voice)

The Great Heart

1938

The Great Heart

as

Narrator (voice)

The Man on the Rock

1938

The Man on the Rock

as

Narrator (voice)

More About Nostradamus

1941

More About Nostradamus

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Inca Gold

1943

Inca Gold

as

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

1942

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

as

Narrator (voice)

Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953

Let's Ask Nostradamus

as

Narrator (voice)

Mr. Gardenia Jones

1942

Mr. Gardenia Jones

as

Narrator

Bravest of the Brave

1938

Bravest of the Brave

as

Narrator (voice)

The Greenie

1942

The Greenie

as

Commentator

Ghost Treasure

1941

Ghost Treasure

as

Narrator (voice)

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

Joaquin Murrieta

as

Narrator (voice)

Strange Destiny

1945

Strange Destiny

as

Narrator

Hitler's Madman

1943

Hitler's Madman

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing