Carey Wilson (May 19, 1889 - February 1, 1962) was an American screenwriter, voice actor and producer.
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Biography
Born in 1889 in Philadelphis, Wilson's screenplays include Ben-Hur (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 Defense, 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.
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Legacy
For his contribution in films, Wilson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located on 6301 Hollywood Blvd.
In a 2011 episode of Pawn Stars, Wilson's granddaughter was featured as she sold ($60) a cigarette lighter and ID badge that had belonged to him during his time as a propaganda filmmaker for the US Government.
Selected filmography (writer/director)
- Wine of Youth (1924)
- Empty Hands (1924)
- The Midshipman (1925)
- The Masked Bride (1925)
- Ben-Hur (1925)
- The Stolen Bride (1927)
- The Awakening (1928)
- The Bad One (1930)
- Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
- Behind Office Doors (1931)
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
- Bolero (1934)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- The Great Heart (1938)
- Prophet Without Honor (1939)
- More About Nostradamus (1941)
- You, John Jones! (1943)
Selected filmography (producer)
- The Stolen Bride (1927)
- Green Dolphin Street (1947), producer
- Dark Delusion (1947), co-producer
- The Red Danube (1950), producer
- Scaramouche (1952), producer
References
External links
- Carey Wilson on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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