Carey Wilson

Writer, Producer, Actor

19 May 1889 — 1 February 1962 (72 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • He Who Gets Slapped
    He Who Gets Slapped1924
  • Love Finds Andy Hardy
    Love Finds Andy Hardy1938
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
    Andy Hardy Meets Debutante1940
  • Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy1946
  • Andy Hardy's Double Life
    Andy Hardy's Double Life1942
  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941
  • Judge Hardy and Son
    Judge Hardy and Son1939
  • The Hardys Ride High
    The Hardys Ride High1939
  • Out West with the Hardys
    Out West with the Hardys1938

Known For

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Postman Always Rings Twice1946
  • Mutiny on the Bounty
    Mutiny on the Bounty1935
  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
  • Scaramouche
    Scaramouche1952
  • A Night at the Opera
    A Night at the Opera1935
  • He Who Gets Slapped
    He Who Gets Slapped1924
  • A Day at the Races
    A Day at the Races1937
  • Green Dolphin Street
    Green Dolphin Street1947
  • Gabriel Over the White House
    Gabriel Over the White House1933
  • Camille
    Camille1936
  • Love Finds Andy Hardy
    Love Finds Andy Hardy1938
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
    Andy Hardy Meets Debutante1940
  • Murder at the Vanities
    Murder at the Vanities1934
  • The Happy Years
    The Happy Years1950
  • The Red Danube
    The Red Danube1949
  • Love Never Dies
    Love Never Dies1928
  • Faithless
    Faithless1932
  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble1944
  • The Courtship of Andy Hardy
    The Courtship of Andy Hardy1942
  • Why Be Good?
    Why Be Good?1929

Filmography

1951
Westward the Women · as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Hitler's Madman · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Prophet Without Honor · as Narrator (voice)
1937
Dangerous Number · as Sheriff

1955
MGM Parade · as Self

1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante · as StoryOn Plex
1934
Bolero · as Story
1932
Polly of the Circus · as Adaptation
1930
The Bad One · as Adaptation
1930
Peacock Alley · as Dialogue
1928
Lilac Time · as Scenario Writer
1928
The Cardboard Lover · as Adaptation
1927
1927
The American Beauty · as Scenario Writer
1927
Orchids and Ermine · as Story
1925
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Scenario Writer
1925
The Midshipman · as Story
1924
He Who Gets Slapped · as AdaptationOn Plex