Carey Wilson
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 19, 1889
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- February 1, 1962
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.
Movies with Carey Wilson
- Westward the Women 1951 · ★ 7.0
- 1925 Studio Tour 1925 · ★ 6.2
- Prophet Without Honor 1939 · ★ 6.2
- Hitler's Madman 1943 · ★ 5.5
- The Great Heart 1938 · ★ 6.5
- More About Nostradamus 1941 · ★ 5.8
- You, John Jones! 1943 · ★ 6.2
- The Man in the Barn 1937 · ★ 5.9
- The King Without a Crown 1937 · ★ 5.6
- What Do You Think? 1937 · ★ 7.1
- Mr. Gardenia Jones 1942 · ★ 5.0
- Dangerous Number 1937 · ★ 4.9
- The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning 1937 · ★ 5.2
- The Rainbow Pass 1937 · ★ 6.2
- Nostradamus IV 1944 · ★ 5.4
- Master Will Shakespeare 1936 · ★ 5.8
- Strange Glory 1938 · ★ 6.0
- Nostradamus and the Queen 1953 · ★ 6.8
- A Failure at Fifty 1940 · ★ 5.5
- What Do You Think? (Number Three) 1938 · ★ 7.0
- Further Prophecies of Nostradamus 1942 · ★ 6.0
- Life in Sometown, U.S.A. 1938 · ★ 7.3
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940 · ★ 6.3
- Nostradamus Says So! 1953 · ★ 6.0
- Hollywood - The Second Step 1936 · ★ 8.7
- Pitcairn Island Today 1935 · ★ 7.3
- Nostradamus 1938 · ★ 6.3
- The Man on the Rock 1938 · ★ 6.3
- Joaquin Murrieta 1938 · ★ 7.3
- What Do You Think? Tupapaoo 1938 · ★ 8.8
- Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things 1940 · ★ 7.5
- Let's Ask Nostradamus 1953 · ★ 6.0
- Bravest of the Brave 1938 · ★ 6.5
- Ghost Treasure 1941 · ★ 6.5
- Portrait of a Genius 1943 · ★ 9.0
- This Is Russia! 1958 · ★ 7.0
- The Lady or the Tiger? 1942 · ★ 7.0
- What Do You Think? (Number Two) 1937 · ★ 9.0
- Bikini, the Atom Island 1946 · ★ 7.0
- Strange Destiny 1945 · ★ 7.0
Movies directed by Carey Wilson
- Moments in Music 1950 · ★ 4.7