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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 143

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

A Failure at Fifty
Average
5

A Failure at Fifty

 (1940) Producer
The Bad One
Average
6

The Bad One

 (1930) Screenplay
Three Weeks
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0

Three Weeks

 (1924) Writer
Wine of Youth
Average
8

Wine of Youth

 (1924) Writer
Faithless
Average
7

Faithless

 (1932) Screenplay
Why Be Good?
Average
7

Why Be Good?

 (1929) Story
Lilac Time
Average
6

Lilac Time

 (1928) Scenario Writer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Average
7

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

 (1925) Scenario Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1957 Narrator
This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!
 1957-12-06
 Movie
1953 Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen
 1953-09-29
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus
 1953-06-06
 Movie
Narrator
Nostradamus Says So!
Nostradamus Says So!
 1953-01-03
 Movie
1951 Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
 1951-12-16
 Movie
Narrator
Target Nevada
Target Nevada
 1951-07-04
 Movie
1948 Narrator (voice)
Operation Sandstone
Operation Sandstone
 1948-08-22
 Movie
1946 Narrator
Bikini, the Atom Island
Bikini, the Atom Island
 1946-06-15
 Movie
1945 Narrator
Strange Destiny
Strange Destiny
 1945-09-20
 Movie
1944 Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV
 1944-01-02
 Movie
1943 Himself - Narrator (voice)
Inca Gold
Inca Gold
 1943-04-24
 Movie
Narrator(voice)
Portrait of a Genius
Portrait of a Genius
 1943-01-23
 Movie
Narrator (uncredited)
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!
 1943-01-14
 Movie
1942 Narrator
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
 1942-05-29
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
 1942-05-09
 Movie
Narrator
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger?
 1942-03-28
 Movie
Commentator
The Greenie
The Greenie
 1942-01-24
 Movie
1941 Narrator (voice)
Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure
 1941-03-05
 Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
 1941-01-18
 Movie
1940 Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
 1940-07-31
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty
 1940-07-01
 Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
 1940-01-01
 Movie
1939 Narrator (voice)
Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor
 1939-05-20
 Movie
1938 Narrator (voice)
The Great Heart
The Great Heart
 1938-12-31
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
 1938-09-24
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock
 1938-09-03
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bravest of the Brave
Bravest of the Brave
 1938-08-06
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Strange Glory
Strange Glory
 1938-07-01
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
 1938-06-11
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
 1938-06-11
 Movie
Narrator
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
 1938-02-26
 Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
 1938-01-15
 Movie
1937 Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
 1937-12-25
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
 1937-11-25
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
 1937-11-20
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown
 1937-10-09
 Movie
Told by (voice)
The Rainbow Pass
The Rainbow Pass
 1937-10-09
 Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
 1937-09-11
 Movie
Sheriff
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
 1937-01-22
 Movie
1936 Narrator (voice)
Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare
 1936-06-13
 Movie
Narrator
Hollywood - The Second Step
Hollywood - The Second Step
 1936-06-02
 Movie
1935 Narrator (voice)
Pitcairn Island Today
Pitcairn Island Today
 1935-05-25
 Movie
1925 Self
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour
 1925-04-09
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1957 Producer
This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!
 1957-12-06
 Movie
1953 Producer
Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen
 1953-09-29
 Movie
1952 Producer
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
 1952-05-08
 Movie
1950 Producer
The Happy Years
The Happy Years
 1950-07-07
 Movie
1949 Producer
The Red Danube
The Red Danube
 1949-10-14
 Movie
1947 Producer
Dark Delusion
Dark Delusion
 1947-06-24
 Movie
Producer
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street
 1947-01-15
 Movie
1946 Producer
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
 1946-05-02
 Movie
1945 Producer
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
 1945-03-28
 Movie
1944 Producer
Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV
 1944-01-02
 Movie
1943 Producer
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!
 1943-01-14
 Movie
1942 Producer
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
 1942-05-09
 Movie
Producer
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
 1942-03-03
 Movie
1941 Producer
More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
 1941-01-18
 Movie
1940 Producer
A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty
 1940-07-01
 Movie
1939 Producer
Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor
 1939-05-20
 Movie
1938 Producer
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
 1938-09-24
 Movie
1937 Producer
You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once
 1937-12-10
 Movie
Producer
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
 1937-09-11
 Movie
1927 Producer
The Sea Tiger
The Sea Tiger
 1927-02-27
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1950 Director
Moments in Music
Moments in Music
 1950-11-13
 Movie
1925 Continuity
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
 1925-12-25
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1943 Writer
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!
 1943-01-14
 Movie
1942 Writer
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
 1942-05-29
 Movie
Writer
The Greenie
The Greenie
 1942-01-24
 Movie
1940 Story
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
 1940-07-05
 Movie
Screenplay
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
 1940-01-01
 Movie
1939 Writer
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son
 1939-12-22
 Movie
1938 Writer
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
 1938-06-11
 Movie
1937 Writer
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
 1937-12-25
 Movie
Writer
Conquest
Conquest
 1937-10-22
 Movie
Writer
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
 1937-09-11
 Movie
Writer
The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry
 1937-09-10
 Movie
Writer
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
 1937-07-09
 Movie
Screenplay
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
 1937-01-22
 Movie
1935 Screenplay
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
 1935-11-22
 Movie
Screenplay
Sequoia
Sequoia
 1935-01-16
 Movie
1934 Writer
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
 1934-11-17
 Movie
Writer
Outcast Lady
Outcast Lady
 1934-09-28
 Movie
Screenplay
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
 1934-05-18
 Movie
Writer
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee
 1934-05-09
 Movie
Story
Bolero
Bolero
 1934-02-23
 Movie
1933 Screenplay
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
 1933-03-31
 Movie
Screenplay
Fast Workers
Fast Workers
 1933-03-10
 Movie
Writer
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
 1933-02-10
 Movie
1932 Screenplay
Faithless
Faithless
 1932-10-15
 Movie
Adaptation
Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus
 1932-02-27
 Movie
Writer
Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus
 1932-02-27
 Movie
Writer
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
 1932-02-26
 Movie
1931 Adaptation
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself
 1931-10-09
 Movie
Writer
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself
 1931-10-09
 Movie
Screenplay
Behind Office Doors
Behind Office Doors
 1931-03-15
 Movie
1930 Adaptation
The Bad One
The Bad One
 1930-05-03
 Movie
Screenplay
The Bad One
The Bad One
 1930-05-03
 Movie
Dialogue
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
 1930-01-04
 Movie
Story
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
 1930-01-04
 Movie
1929 Writer
Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools
 1929-11-08
 Movie
Screenplay
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good?
 1929-02-28
 Movie
Story
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good?
 1929-02-28
 Movie
1928 Writer
The Awakening
The Awakening
 1928-11-17
 Movie
Scenario Writer
Lilac Time
Lilac Time
 1928-10-18
 Movie
Adaptation
The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover
 1928-09-02
 Movie
Writer
The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover
 1928-09-02
 Movie
Writer
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay!
 1928-08-26
 Movie
1927 Writer
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
 1927-08-21
 Movie
Writer
The Stolen Bride
The Stolen Bride
 1927-08-10
 Movie
Scenario Writer
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
 1927-06-25
 Movie
Screenplay
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
 1927-06-25
 Movie
Story
The Tender Hour
The Tender Hour
 1927-05-01
 Movie
Story
Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine
 1927-03-06
 Movie
Scenario Writer
Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine
 1927-03-06
 Movie
Writer
The Sea Tiger
The Sea Tiger
 1927-02-27
 Movie
Writer
An Affair of the Follies
An Affair of the Follies
 1927-02-13
 Movie
1926 Writer
The Silent Lover
The Silent Lover
 1926-11-21
 Movie
Scenario Writer
Ladies at Play
Ladies at Play
 1926-11-15
 Movie
Screenplay
Ladies at Play
Ladies at Play
 1926-11-15
 Movie
Story
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers
 1926-10-25
 Movie
Screenplay
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers
 1926-10-25
 Movie
Co-Writer
Into Her Kingdom
Into Her Kingdom
 1926-08-08
 Movie
Adaptation
The Sporting Lover
The Sporting Lover
 1926-06-16
 Movie
Screenplay
The Sporting Lover
The Sporting Lover
 1926-06-16
 Movie
Story
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
 1926-03-01
 Movie
1925 Scenario Writer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
 1925-12-25
 Movie
Writer
The Masked Bride
The Masked Bride
 1925-12-13
 Movie
Story
His Secretary
His Secretary
 1925-12-06
 Movie
Screenplay
Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway
 1925-10-31
 Movie
Story
The Midshipman
The Midshipman
 1925-10-04
 Movie
Writer
Soul Mates
Soul Mates
 1925-05-28
 Movie
1924 Adaptation
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped
 1924-12-22
 Movie
Story
So This Is Marriage?
So This Is Marriage?
 1924-11-26
 Movie
Writer
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth
 1924-09-15
 Movie
Writer
Empty Hands
Empty Hands
 1924-08-17
 Movie
Writer
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
 1924-04-16
 Movie
Adaptation
Three Weeks
Three Weeks
 1924-02-10
 Movie
Writer
Three Weeks
Three Weeks
 1924-02-10
 Movie
1923 Adaptation
Red Lights
Red Lights
 1923-09-30
 Movie
Writer
The Eternal Three
The Eternal Three
 1923-09-22
 Movie
Story
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
 1923-02-17
 Movie
1922 Writer
Broken Chains
Broken Chains
 1922-12-10
 Movie
1921 Story
The Cup of Life
The Cup of Life
 1921-08-07
 Movie
Story
Passion Fruit
Passion Fruit
 1921-01-01
 Movie
1920 Writer
A Woman's Business
A Woman's Business
 1920-06-01
 Movie
Writer
Madonnas and Men
Madonnas and Men
 1920-06-01
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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