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.
Wrote 67
1940s
- 1943
You, John Jones!
Writer
- 1942
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Writer
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
Judge Hardy and Son
Writer
- 1938
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Writer
- 1937
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
Writer
Conquest
Writer
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
Writer
The Women Men Marry
Writer
Between Two Women
Writer
Dangerous Number
Screenplay
- 1935
Sequoia
Screenplay
- 1934
The President Vanishes
Writer
Outcast Lady
Writer
Murder at the Vanities
Screenplay
Sadie McKee
Writer
Bolero
Story
- 1933
Gabriel Over the White House
Screenplay
Fast Workers
Screenplay
What! No Beer?
Writer
- 1932
Polly of the Circus
Adaptation, Writer
Arsène Lupin
Writer
- 1931
Fanny Foley Herself
Adaptation, Writer
Behind Office Doors
Screenplay
- 1930
The Bad One
Adaptation, Screenplay
1920s
- 1929
Footlights and Fools
Writer
Why Be Good?
Screenplay, Story
- 1928
The Awakening
Writer
Lilac Time
Scenario Writer
The Cardboard Lover
Adaptation, Writer
Oh Kay!
Writer
- 1927
American Beauty
Scenario Writer
The Stolen Bride
Writer
Naughty But Nice
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
Orchids and Ermine
Story, Scenario Writer
The Sea Tiger
Writer
An Affair of the Follies
Writer
- 1926
The Silent Lover
Writer
Ladies at Play
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
Midnight Lovers
Story, Screenplay
Into Her Kingdom
Co-Writer
The Sporting Lover
Adaptation, Screenplay
Monte Carlo
Story
- 1925
The Masked Bride
Writer
His Secretary
Story
Lights of Old Broadway
Screenplay
The Midshipman
Story
Soul Mates
Writer
- 1924
So This Is Marriage?
Story
Wine of Youth
Writer
Sinners in Silk
Scenario Writer
Empty Hands
Writer
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Writer
Three Weeks
Adaptation, Writer
- 1923
Red Lights
Adaptation
The Eternal Three
Writer
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Story
- 1922
- 1921
The Cup of Life
Story
Passion Fruit
Story
- 1920
A Woman's Business
Writer
Madonnas and Men
Writer
Produced 21
1950s
- 1958
This Is Russia!
Producer
- 1953
Nostradamus and the Queen
Producer
- 1952
- 1950
The Happy Years
Producer
1940s
- 1949
The Red Danube
Producer
- 1947
Dark Delusion
Producer
- 1946
- 1945
Between Two Women
Producer
- 1944
Nostradamus IV
Producer
- 1943
You, John Jones!
Producer
- 1942
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Producer
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Producer
- 1941
More About Nostradamus
Producer
- 1940
A Failure at Fifty
Producer
1930s
- 1939
Prophet Without Honor
Producer
- 1938
Nostradamus
Producer
- 1937
You're Only Young Once
Producer
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
Producer
1920s
- 1927
American Beauty
Producer
The Sea Tiger
Producer
Acted in 3
1940s
- 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
1930s
- 1937
Dangerous Number
Sheriff
Directed 2
1950s
- 1950
Moments in Music
Director
1920s
- 1925
Appearances32
1950s
- 1958
This Is Russia!
Narrator
- 1955
- 1953
Nostradamus and the Queen
Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
1940s
- 1944
Nostradamus IV
Narrator (voice)
- 1943
Hitler's Madman
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
You, John Jones!
Narrator (uncredited)
- 1942
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Narrator
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
The Lady or the Tiger?
Narrator
- 1941
Ghost Treasure
Narrator (voice)
More About Nostradamus
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940
A Failure at Fifty
Narrator (voice)
1930s
- 1939
Prophet Without Honor
Narrator (voice)
- 1938
The Great Heart
Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
The Man on the Rock
Narrator (voice)
Bravest of the Brave
Narrator (voice)
Strange Glory
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Narrator (voice)
Joaquin Murrieta
Narrator (voice)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Narrator
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1937
What Do You Think? (Number Two)
Narrator (voice)
What Do You Think?
Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Barn
Narrator (voice)
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
Narrator (voice)
- 1936
Master Will Shakespeare
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood - The Second Step
Narrator
- 1935
Pitcairn Island Today
Narrator (voice)
1920s
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self