Born 1889 (age 72) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Appears in 120 titles

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.

Filmography

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Screenplay
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Scenario Writer
He Who Gets Slapped
7.5
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
Adaptation
Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934
Writer
Conquest
6.6
Conquest
1937
Writer
Arsène Lupin
6.9
Arsène Lupin
1932
Writer
Behind Office Doors
4.8
Behind Office Doors
1931
Screenplay
Gabriel Over the White House
6.9
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
Screenplay
Why Be Good?
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929
Screenplay
Why Be Good?
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929
Story
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
What! No Beer?
5.7
What! No Beer?
1933
Writer
Murder at the Vanities
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Screenplay
Bolero
6.4
Bolero
1934
Story
Polly of the Circus
5.6
Polly of the Circus
1932
Adaptation
Polly of the Circus
5.6
Polly of the Circus
1932
Writer
Judge Hardy and Son
5.9
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
Writer
Faithless
7.0
Faithless
1932
Screenplay
Fast Workers
5.0
Fast Workers
1933
Screenplay
You, John Jones!
6.3
You, John Jones!
1943
Writer