Carey Wilson
Writing
Born: 1889-05-19 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
Self
Ghost Treasure
Narrator (voice)
Westward the Women
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Madman
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Dangerous Number
Sheriff
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Narrator
Nostradamus and the Queen
Narrator (voice)
Strange Glory
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
You, John Jones!
Narrator (uncredited)
The Great Heart
Narrator (voice)
More About Nostradamus
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Narrator
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
Narrator (voice)
The King Without a Crown
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Narrator (voice)
Master Will Shakespeare
Narrator (voice)
A Failure at Fifty
Narrator (voice)
Pitcairn Island Today
Narrator (voice)
The Man on the Rock
Narrator (voice)
Bravest of the Brave
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
Narrator (voice)
This Is Russia!
Narrator
What Do You Think?
Narrator (voice)