Carey Wilson
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1889-05-19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 1962-02-01
Known for
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — Screenplay
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — Producer
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Continuity
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924) — Adaptation
- Scaramouche (1952) — Producer
- Westward the Women (1951) — Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Sadie McKee (1934) — Writer
- Conquest (1937) — Writer
- Arsène Lupin (1932) — Writer
- Green Dolphin Street (1947) — Producer
- 1925 Studio Tour (1925) — Self
- Behind Office Doors (1931) — Screenplay
- Murder at the Vanities (1934) — Screenplay
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933) — Screenplay
- Why Be Good? (1929) — Screenplay
- Prophet Without Honor (1939) — Narrator (voice)