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Carey Wilson
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Born1889-05-19
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits34 titles
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Carey Wilson

Actor · Director · Writer· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951

Filmography

34 credits across 4 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
1956This Is Russia!NarratorFilm
1956This Is Russia!ProducerFilm
1952ScaramoucheProducerFilm
1950Moments in MusicDirectorFilm
1950The Happy YearsProducerFilm
1949The Red DanubeProducerFilm
1947Green Dolphin StreetProducerFilm
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceProducerFilm
1943You, John Jones!Narrator (uncredited)Film
1943You, John Jones!WriterFilm
1943You, John Jones!ProducerFilm
1942The Courtship of Andy HardyProducerFilm
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsCommentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)Film
1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1939Judge Hardy and SonWriterFilm
1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.NarratorFilm
1937The Rainbow PassTold by (voice)Film
1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningNarrator (voice)Film
1937ConquestWriterFilm
1937The Women Men MarryWriterFilm
1937Between Two WomenWriterFilm
1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningWriterFilm
1937You're Only Young OnceProducerFilm
1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningProducerFilm
1935Pitcairn Island TodayNarrator (voice)Film
1935Primitive PitcairnNarratorFilm
1934Sadie McKeeWriterFilm
1934Outcast LadyWriterFilm
1933What! No Beer?WriterFilm
1932Arsène LupinWriterFilm
1932Polly of the CircusWriterFilm
1928The Cardboard LoverWriterFilm
19251925 Studio TourSelfFilm
1924Wine of YouthWriterFilm

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