Carey Wilson
Born
May 19, 1889 (age 72)
Died
February 1, 1962
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Carey Wilson

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

This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!
1957
Narrator
Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen
1953 ★ 5.5
Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus
1953 ★ 6.0
Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus Says So!
Nostradamus Says So!
1953 ★ 5.0
Narrator
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 ★ 7.0
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Target Nevada
Target Nevada
1951
Narrator
Operation Sandstone
Operation Sandstone
1948
Narrator (voice)
Bikini, the Atom Island
Bikini, the Atom Island
1946
Narrator
Strange Destiny
Strange Destiny
1945
Narrator
Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV
1944 ★ 4.7
Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman
1943 ★ 5.3
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Portrait of a Genius
Portrait of a Genius
1943
Narrator(voice)
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!
1943 ★ 6.0
Narrator (uncredited)
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942 ★ 4.7
Narrator
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
1942 ★ 5.5
Narrator (voice)
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
Narrator
The Greenie
The Greenie
1942
Commentator
Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure
1941
Narrator (voice)
More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
1941 ★ 5.4
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 ★ 6.5
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty
1940 ★ 4.5
Narrator (voice)
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor
1939 ★ 5.9
Narrator (voice)
The Great Heart
The Great Heart
1938 ★ 6.3
Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
1938 ★ 5.0
Narrator (voice)
The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock
1938 ★ 6.0
Narrator (voice)
Bravest of the Brave
Bravest of the Brave
1938
Narrator (voice)
Strange Glory
Strange Glory
1938 ★ 4.0
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938 ★ 7.5
Narrator (voice)
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 ★ 6.0
Narrator (voice)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1938 ★ 7.0
Narrator
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1937
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
1937 ★ 7.0
Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937 ★ 5.3
Narrator (voice)
The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown
1937 ★ 5.5
Narrator (voice)
The Rainbow Pass
The Rainbow Pass
1937 ★ 6.5
Told by (voice)
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
1937 ★ 4.5
Narrator (voice)
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
1937 ★ 4.3
Sheriff
Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare
1936 ★ 5.5
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood - The Second Step
Hollywood - The Second Step
1936 ★ 8.0
Narrator
Pitcairn Island Today
Pitcairn Island Today
1935 ★ 6.0
Narrator (voice)