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Carey Wilson

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

This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!
1957 • Narrator
Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen
1953 • Narrator (voice)
Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus
1953 • Narrator (voice)
Nostradamus Says So!
1953 • Narrator
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 • Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Target Nevada
1951 • Narrator
Operation Sandstone
1948 • Narrator (voice)
Bikini, the Atom Island
1946 • Narrator

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This Is Russia!
This Is Russia!
1957 • Narrator
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Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen
1953 • Narrator (voice)
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Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus
1953 • Narrator (voice)
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Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 • Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Target Nevada
1951 • Narrator
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Operation Sandstone
1948 • Narrator (voice)
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Strange Destiny
1945 • Narrator
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Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV
1944 • Narrator (voice)
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Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman
1943 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Inca Gold
1943 • Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Portrait of a Genius
1943 • Narrator(voice)
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You, John Jones!
You, John Jones!
1943 • Narrator (uncredited)
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The Greenie
1942 • Commentator
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Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure
1941 • Narrator (voice)
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More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
1941 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 • Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
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A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty
1940 • Narrator (voice)
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Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor
1939 • Narrator (voice)
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The Great Heart
The Great Heart
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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Nostradamus
Nostradamus
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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The Man on the Rock
The Man on the Rock
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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Bravest of the Brave
Bravest of the Brave
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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Strange Glory
Strange Glory
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938 • Narrator (voice)
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What Do You Think? (Number Three)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
1938 • Himself - Narrator (voice)
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What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
1937 • Narrator (voice)
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The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn
1937 • Narrator (voice)
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The King Without a Crown
The King Without a Crown
1937 • Narrator (voice)
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The Rainbow Pass
1937 • Told by (voice)
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Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare
1936 • Narrator (voice)
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Pitcairn Island Today
Pitcairn Island Today
1935 • Narrator (voice)
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The Miracle of Salt Lake
Unknown year • Narrator
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