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Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

Birthday: 1889-05-19 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1957
This Is Russia!

as    Narrator

1953
Nostradamus Says So!

as    Narrator

1953
Let's Ask Nostradamus

as    Narrator (voice)

1953
Nostradamus and the Queen

as    Narrator (voice)

1946
Bikini, the Atom Island

as    Narrator

1945
Strange Destiny

as    Narrator

1944
Nostradamus IV

as    Narrator (voice)

1943
You, John Jones!

as    Narrator (uncredited)

1942
Mr. Gardenia Jones

as    Narrator

1942
The Lady or the Tiger?

as    Narrator

1942
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

as    Narrator (voice)

1941
More About Nostradamus

as    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as    Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

1939
Prophet Without Honor

as    Narrator (voice)

1938
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

as    Narrator

1938
Nostradamus

as    Narrator (voice)

1938
The Great Heart

as    Narrator (voice)

1938
Joaquin Murrieta

as    Narrator (voice)

1938
Bravest of the Brave

as    Narrator (voice)

1937
The King Without a Crown

as    Narrator (voice)

1937
What Do You Think?

as    Narrator (voice)

1937
What Do You Think? (Number Two)

as    Narrator (voice)