Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
May 19, 1889
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | This Is Russia! | Narrator |
| 1953 | Nostradamus and the Queen | Narrator (voice) |
| 1953 | Nostradamus Says So! | Narrator |
| 1953 | Let's Ask Nostradamus | Narrator (voice) |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Target Nevada | Narrator |
| 1948 | Operation Sandstone | Narrator (voice) |
| 1946 | Bikini, the Atom Island | Narrator |
| 1945 | Strange Destiny | Narrator |
| 1944 | Nostradamus IV | Narrator (voice) |
| 1943 | Portrait of a Genius | Narrator(voice) |
| 1943 | You, John Jones! | Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Inca Gold | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1942 | The Lady or the Tiger? | Narrator |
| 1942 | Further Prophecies of Nostradamus | Narrator (voice) |
| 1942 | Mr. Gardenia Jones | Narrator |
| 1942 | The Greenie | Commentator |
| 1941 | More About Nostradamus | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ghost Treasure | Narrator (voice) |
| 1940 | A Failure at Fifty | Narrator (voice) |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice) |
| 1940 | Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Prophet Without Honor | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | What Do You Think? Tupapaoo | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | Life in Sometown, U.S.A. | Narrator |
| 1938 | Strange Glory | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | What Do You Think? (Number Three) | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | Nostradamus | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | The Great Heart | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | The Man on the Rock | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | Bravest of the Brave | Narrator (voice) |
| 1938 | Joaquin Murrieta | Narrator (voice) |
| 1937 | The King Without a Crown | Narrator (voice) |
| 1937 | The Man in the Barn | Narrator (voice) |
| 1937 | The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning | Narrator (voice) |
| 1937 | What Do You Think? | Narrator (voice) |
| 1937 | The Rainbow Pass | Told by (voice) |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number | Sheriff |
| 1937 | What Do You Think? (Number Two) | Narrator (voice) |
| 1936 | Master Will Shakespeare | Narrator (voice) |
| 1936 | Hollywood - The Second Step | Narrator |
| 1935 | Pitcairn Island Today | Narrator (voice) |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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