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Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

WritingBorn May 19, 1889Died February 1, 1962 (age 72)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.

Filmography

1957
This Is Russia!

as Narrator

Movie
1955
MGM Parade

as Self

TV
1953
Nostradamus and the Queen

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1953
Let's Ask Nostradamus

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1953Movie
1951
Westward the Women

as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Target Nevada

as Narrator

Movie
1948
Operation Sandstone

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Strange Destiny

as Narrator

Movie
1944
Nostradamus IV

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1943
Hitler's Madman

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Inca Gold

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1943
Portrait of a Genius

as Narrator(voice)

Movie
1943
You, John Jones!

as Narrator (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Greenie

as Commentator

Movie
1941
Ghost Treasure

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1941
More About Nostradamus

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Movie
1940
A Failure at Fifty

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1939
Prophet Without Honor

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
The Great Heart

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
Nostradamus

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
The Man on the Rock

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
Bravest of the Brave

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
Strange Glory

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938
Joaquin Murrieta

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
What Do You Think? (Number Three)

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
What Do You Think?

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1937
The Man in the Barn

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1937
The King Without a Crown

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1937
The Rainbow Pass

as Told by (voice)

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1936
Master Will Shakespeare

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1936Movie
1935
Pitcairn Island Today

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1935Movie
1925Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentWriting
BirthdayMay 19, 1889
Day of DeathFebruary 1, 1962
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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