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Carey Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthdate

1889-05-19

Day of Death

1962-02-01

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Carey Wilson

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.

Filmography (45)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator

This Is Russia!

1957
⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus and the Queen

1953
⭐ 6.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953
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⭐ 6.0 Role: Narrator

Nostradamus Says So!

1953
⭐ 7.0 Role: Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Westward the Women

1951
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

Target Nevada

1951
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Operation Sandstone

1948
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator

Bikini, the Atom Island

1946
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Narrator

Strange Destiny

1945
⭐ 5.5 Role: Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus IV

1944
⭐ 5.5 Role: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hitler's Madman

1943
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Himself - Narrator (voice)

Inca Gold

1943
No Image
⭐ 9.0 Role: Narrator(voice)

Portrait of a Genius

1943
⭐ 6.3 Role: Narrator (uncredited)

You, John Jones!

1943
⭐ 5.1 Role: Narrator

Mr. Gardenia Jones

1942