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Carey Wilson

May 19, 1889 - Feb 01, 1962 (72 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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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Westward the Women
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
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Dangerous Number
Sheriff
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A Failure at Fifty
Narrator (voice)
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Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1925 Studio Tour
Self
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What Do You Think? (Number Three)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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What Do You Think?
Narrator (voice)
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Let's Ask Nostradamus
Narrator (voice)
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Joaquin Murrieta
Narrator (voice)

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