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Carey Wilson

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1889-05-19

Deathday: 1962-02-01 (72 years old)

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

all 119

Movies 119

Writer 59

Narrator 31

Producer 10

self 8

Screenplay 5

Voice 1

Director 1

Narrator

Carey Wilson

Biography

Filmography

all 119

Movies 119

Writer 59

Narrator 31

Producer 10

self 8

Screenplay 5

Voice 1

Director 1

This Is Russia! (1957)

Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)

Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)

Nostradamus Says So! (1953)

Scaramouche (1952)

Westward the Women (1951)

Target Nevada (1951)

Moments in Music (1950)

The Happy Years (1950)

The Red Danube (1949)

Operation Sandstone (1948)

Dark Delusion (1947)

Green Dolphin Street (1947)

Bikini, the Atom Island (1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Strange Destiny (1945)

Between Two Women (1945)

3 Men in White (1944)

Nostradamus IV (1944)

Inca Gold (1943)

Portrait of a Genius (1943)

You, John Jones! (1943)

Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

The Greenie (1942)

Ghost Treasure (1941)

More About Nostradamus (1941)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

A Failure at Fifty (1940)

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1940)

Miracle at Lourdes (1939)

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

Prophet Without Honor (1939)

The Great Heart (1938)

Nostradamus (1938)

The Man on the Rock (1938)

Bravest of the Brave (1938)

Strange Glory (1938)

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)

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

What Do You Think? (Number Two) (1937)

You're Only Young Once (1937)

What Do You Think? (1937)

The Man in the Barn (1937)

Conquest (1937)

The Rainbow (1937)

The King Without a Crown (1937)

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937)

The Women Men Marry (1937)

Between Two Women (1937)

Dangerous Number (1937)

Master Will Shakespeare (1936)

Hollywood - The Second Step (1936)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Pitcairn Island Today (1935)

Sequoia (1935)

The President Vanishes (1934)

Outcast Lady (1934)

Murder at the Vanities (1934)

Bolero (1934)

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

Fast Workers (1933)

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-19

Deathday

1962-02-01 (72 years old)

Birth Place

Philadelphia, United States

Relationships

Carmelita Geraghty (1934 - 1962)

Children

Anthony Wilson

Citizenships

United States

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame