Carey Wilson
Known for writing · Born 19 May 1889 · Died 1 February 1962 · aged 72 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
136 credits
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
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
1925 Studio Tour
1925
Prophet Without Honor
1939
The Great Heart
1938
Sadie McKee
1934
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
Conquest
1937
Arsène Lupin
1932
More About Nostradamus
1941
The Man in the Barn
1937
The King Without a Crown
1937
Acting (47)
1958This Is Russia!NarratorFilm
1955MGM Parade · 3 episodes, Self · 7 episodesSeries
1953Nostradamus and the QueenNarrator (voice)Film
1953Nostradamus Says So!NarratorFilm
1953Let's Ask NostradamusNarrator (voice)Film
1951Westward the WomenTrailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1951Target NevadaNarratorFilm
1948Operation SandstoneNarrator (voice)Film
1946Bikini, the Atom IslandNarratorFilm
1945Strange DestinyNarratorFilm
1944Nostradamus IVNarrator (voice)Film
1943Hitler's MadmanNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1943You, John Jones!Narrator (uncredited)Film
1943Portrait of a GeniusNarrator(voice)Film
1943Inca GoldHimself - Narrator (voice)Film
1942Mr. Gardenia JonesNarratorFilm
1942Further Prophecies of NostradamusNarrator (voice)Film
1942The Lady or the Tiger?NarratorFilm
1942The GreenieCommentatorFilm
1941More About NostradamusNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1941Ghost TreasureNarrator (voice)Film
1940A Failure at FiftyNarrator (voice)Film
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsCommentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)Film
1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1939Prophet Without HonorNarrator (voice)Film
1938The Great HeartNarrator (voice)Film
1938Strange GloryNarrator (voice)Film
1938What Do You Think? (Number Three)Himself - Narrator (voice)Film
1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.NarratorFilm
1938NostradamusNarrator (voice)Film
1938The Man on the RockNarrator (voice)Film
1938Joaquin MurrietaNarrator (voice)Film
1938What Do You Think? TupapaooNarrator (voice)Film
1938Bravest of the BraveNarrator (voice)Film
1937The Man in the BarnNarrator (voice)Film
1937The King Without a CrownNarrator (voice)Film
1937What Do You Think?Narrator (voice)Film
1937Dangerous NumberSheriffFilm
1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningNarrator (voice)Film
1937The Rainbow PassTold by (voice)Film
1937What Do You Think? (Number Two)Narrator (voice)Film
1936Master Will ShakespeareNarrator (voice)Film
1936Hollywood - The Second StepNarratorFilm
1935Pitcairn Island TodayNarrator (voice)Film
1935Primitive PitcairnNarratorFilm
19251925 Studio TourSelfFilm
—The Miracle of Salt LakeNarratorFilm
Directing (2)
1950Moments in MusicDirectorFilm
1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristContinuity, Scenario WriterFilm
Production (17)
1958This Is Russia!ProducerFilm
1953Nostradamus and the QueenProducerFilm
1952ScaramoucheProducerFilm
1950The Happy YearsProducerFilm
1949The Red DanubeProducerFilm
1947Green Dolphin StreetProducerFilm
1947Dark DelusionProducerFilm
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceProducerFilm
1945Between Two WomenProducerFilm
1944Nostradamus IVProducerFilm
1942The Courtship of Andy HardyProducerFilm
1942Further Prophecies of NostradamusProducerFilm
1941More About NostradamusProducerFilm
1940A Failure at FiftyProducerFilm
1939Prophet Without HonorProducerFilm
1938NostradamusProducerFilm
1937You're Only Young OnceProducerFilm
Writing (70)
1943You, John Jones!Writer, ProducerFilm
1942Mr. Gardenia JonesWriterFilm
1942The GreenieWriterFilm
1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteStoryFilm
1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsScreenplayFilm
1939Judge Hardy and SonWriterFilm
1938What Do You Think? TupapaooWriterFilm
1937ConquestWriterFilm
1937Dangerous NumberScreenplayFilm
1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningWriter, ProducerFilm
1937Between Two WomenWriterFilm
1937The Women Men MarryWriterFilm
1937What Do You Think? (Number Two)WriterFilm
1935Mutiny on the BountyScreenplayFilm
1935SequoiaScreenplayFilm
1934Sadie McKeeWriterFilm
1934Murder at the VanitiesScreenplayFilm
1934BoleroStoryFilm
1934The President VanishesWriterFilm
1934Outcast LadyWriterFilm
1933Gabriel Over the White HouseScreenplayFilm
1933What! No Beer?WriterFilm
1933Fast WorkersScreenplayFilm
1932Arsène LupinWriterFilm
1932Polly of the CircusAdaptation, WriterFilm
1932FaithlessScreenplayFilm
1931Behind Office DoorsScreenplayFilm
1931Fanny Foley HerselfAdaptation, WriterFilm
1930Peacock AlleyStory, DialogueFilm
1930The Bad OneAdaptation, ScreenplayFilm
1929Why Be Good?Screenplay, StoryFilm
1929Footlights and FoolsWriterFilm
1928Lilac TimeScenario WriterFilm
1928The Cardboard LoverAdaptation, WriterFilm
1928The AwakeningWriterFilm
1928Oh Kay!WriterFilm
1927Orchids and ErmineStory, Scenario WriterFilm
1927American BeautyScenario Writer, ProducerFilm
1927The Sea TigerWriter, ProducerFilm
1927Hard-Boiled HaggertyWriterFilm
1927Naughty But NiceScenario Writer, ScreenplayFilm
1927An Affair of the FolliesWriterFilm
1927The Stolen BrideWriterFilm
1927The Tender HourStoryFilm
1926Midnight LoversStory, ScreenplayFilm
1926Monte CarloStoryFilm
1926Ladies at PlayScenario Writer, ScreenplayFilm
1926The Sporting LoverAdaptation, ScreenplayFilm
1926The Silent LoverWriterFilm
1926Into Her KingdomCo-WriterFilm
1925Lights of Old BroadwayScreenplayFilm
1925The MidshipmanStoryFilm
1925The Masked BrideWriterFilm
1925His SecretaryStoryFilm
1925Soul MatesWriterFilm
1924He Who Gets SlappedAdaptationFilm
1924Wine of YouthWriterFilm
1924Three WeeksAdaptation, WriterFilm
1924Empty HandsWriterFilm
1924Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak ModelWriterFilm
1924So This Is Marriage?StoryFilm
1924Sinners in SilkScenario WriterFilm
1923Lost and Found on a South Sea IslandStoryFilm
1923The Eternal ThreeWriterFilm
1923Red LightsAdaptationFilm
1922Broken ChainsWriterFilm
1921Passion FruitStoryFilm
1921The Cup of LifeStoryFilm
1920A Woman's BusinessWriterFilm
1920Madonnas and MenWriterFilm