Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

🎂 19th May 1889 (136 yrs) 📍 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.

Carey Wilson

🎬 Movies Featuring Carey Wilson

This Is Russia!

This Is Russia! (1957)

as Narrator
Nostradamus and the Queen

Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)

as Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus

Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)

as Narrator (voice)
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Nostradamus Says So! (1953)

as Narrator
Westward the Women

Westward the Women (1951)

as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Target Nevada (1951)

as Narrator
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Operation Sandstone (1948)

as Narrator (voice)
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Bikini, the Atom Island (1946)

as Narrator
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Strange Destiny (1945)

as Narrator
Nostradamus IV

Nostradamus IV (1944)

as Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman (1943)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Inca Gold (1943)

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Portrait of a Genius (1943)

as Narrator(voice)
You, John Jones!

You, John Jones! (1943)

as Narrator (uncredited)
Mr. Gardenia Jones

Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)

as Narrator
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

as Narrator (voice)
The Lady or the Tiger?

The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)

as Narrator
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The Greenie (1942)

as Commentator
Ghost Treasure

Ghost Treasure (1941)

as Narrator (voice)
More About Nostradamus

More About Nostradamus (1941)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty (1940)

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

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Prophet Without Honor

Prophet Without Honor (1939)

as Narrator (voice)
The Great Heart

The Great Heart (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus

Nostradamus (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
The Man on the Rock

The Man on the Rock (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Bravest of the Brave

Bravest of the Brave (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Strange Glory

Strange Glory (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

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

as Narrator
What Do You Think? (Number Three)

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

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)

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

as Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think?

What Do You Think? (1937)

as Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Barn

The Man in the Barn (1937)

as Narrator (voice)
The King Without a Crown

The King Without a Crown (1937)

as Narrator (voice)
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The Rainbow Pass (1937)

as Told by (voice)
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937)

as Narrator (voice)
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number (1937)

as Sheriff
Master Will Shakespeare

Master Will Shakespeare (1936)

as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood - The Second Step

Hollywood - The Second Step (1936)

as Narrator
Pitcairn Island Today

Pitcairn Island Today (1935)

as Narrator (voice)
1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour (1925)

as Self
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The Miracle of Salt Lake (N/A)

as Narrator