Carey Wilson

Biography

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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

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This Is Russia!

1957 ⭐ 7.0

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Nostradamus and the Queen

1953 ⭐ 7.0

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Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953 ⭐ 6.0

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Westward the Women

1951 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1957

This Is Russia! Notable

Narrator · 1957

⭐ 7.0

1953

Nostradamus and the Queen Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1953

⭐ 7.0

Let's Ask Nostradamus

Narrator (voice) · 1953

⭐ 6.0

1951

Westward the Women Notable

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncr · 1951

⭐ 7.0

1944

Nostradamus IV

Narrator (voice) · 1944

⭐ 5.5

1943

Hitler's Madman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1943

⭐ 5.5

You, John Jones!

Narrator (uncredited) · 1943

⭐ 6.3

1942

Mr. Gardenia Jones

Narrator · 1942

⭐ 5.1

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

Narrator (voice) · 1942

⭐ 6.0

The Lady or the Tiger? Notable

Narrator · 1942

⭐ 7.0

1941

Ghost Treasure Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1941

⭐ 7.0

More About Nostradamus

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1941

⭐ 5.9

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Commentator - as Oscar statuet · 1940

⭐ 6.5

A Failure at Fifty

Narrator (voice) · 1940

⭐ 5.3

1939

Prophet Without Honor

Narrator (voice) · 1939

⭐ 6.2

1938

The Great Heart

Narrator (voice) · 1938

⭐ 6.6

Nostradamus

Narrator (voice) · 1938

⭐ 6.5

The Man on the Rock

Narrator (voice) · 1938

⭐ 6.5

1937

What Do You Think? (Number Two) Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1937

⭐ 9.0

What Do You Think? Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1937

⭐ 7.3

The Man in the Barn

Narrator (voice) · 1937

⭐ 5.9

1936

Master Will Shakespeare

Narrator (voice) · 1936

⭐ 6.0

Hollywood - The Second Step Notable

Narrator · 1936

⭐ 8.7

1935

Pitcairn Island Today Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1935

⭐ 8.0

1925

1925 Studio Tour

Self · 1925

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Grandon Rhodes

Michel de Nostradamus

Maria Palmer

Queen Catherine de Medici

Mitchell Lewis

Messenger (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

Peasant (uncredited)

Full filmography

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This Is Russia!

1957 ⭐ 7.0

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Nostradamus and the Queen

1953 ⭐ 7.0

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Let's Ask Nostradamus

1953 ⭐ 6.0

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Westward the Women

1951 ⭐ 7.0

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Nostradamus IV

1944 ⭐ 5.5

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Hitler's Madman

1943 ⭐ 5.5

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You, John Jones!

1943 ⭐ 6.3

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Mr. Gardenia Jones

1942 ⭐ 5.1

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Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

1942 ⭐ 6.0

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The Lady or the Tiger?

1942 ⭐ 7.0

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Ghost Treasure

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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More About Nostradamus

1941 ⭐ 5.9

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 ⭐ 6.5

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A Failure at Fifty

1940 ⭐ 5.3

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Prophet Without Honor

1939 ⭐ 6.2

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The Great Heart

1938 ⭐ 6.6

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Nostradamus

1938 ⭐ 6.5

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The Man on the Rock

1938 ⭐ 6.5

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Bravest of the Brave

1938 ⭐ 7.0

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Strange Glory

1938 ⭐ 6.5