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.
Known For
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
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Portrait of a Genius
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Westward the Women
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Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
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Target Nevada
Narrator (uncredited)
You, John Jones!
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This Is Russia!
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Master Will Shakespeare
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The Man in the Barn
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The King Without a Crown
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The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
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Strange Glory
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Nostradamus and the Queen
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What Do You Think?
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Prophet Without Honor
Told by (voice)
The Rainbow Pass
Narrator (voice)
A Failure at Fifty
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
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The Lady or the Tiger?
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Nostradamus Says So!
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Operation Sandstone
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Hollywood - The Second Step
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Pitcairn Island Today
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Nostradamus IV
Sheriff
Dangerous Number
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
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Nostradamus
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The Great Heart
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The Man on the Rock
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
More About Nostradamus
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Inca Gold
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Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
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Let's Ask Nostradamus
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Mr. Gardenia Jones
Self
1925 Studio Tour
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Bravest of the Brave
Commentator
The Greenie
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Ghost Treasure
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Joaquin Murrieta
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Bikini, the Atom Island
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Strange Destiny
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-05-19
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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