Carey Wilson (May 19, 1889 – February 1, 1962) was an American screenwriter,

voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

, and producer.

Life and career

Born in 1889 in Philadelphia, Wilson's screenplays include ''

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'' (1925), ''

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'' (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 the

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– and by the

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, including ones on Operation Sandstone (1948) and

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(1951). Wilson was one of the thirty-six Hollywood pioneers who founded the

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in 1927. He also collaborated with

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on her novel '' Today is Tonight''.

Legacy

For his contribution in films, Wilson has a star on the

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, located on 6301

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. In a 2011 episode of the reality TV series '' Pawn Stars'', Wilson's granddaughter was featured, as she sold a cigarette lighter and ID badge that had belonged to him during his time as a propaganda filmmaker for the United States government.

Selected filmography

Writer/producer * '' Madonnas and Men'' (1920) * '' A Woman's Business'' (1920) * '' The Cup of Life'' (1921) * '' Red Lights'' (1923) * '' Three Weeks'' (1924) * '' Wine of Youth'' (1924) * '' Empty Hands'' (1924) * '' The Midshipman'' (1925) * '' The Masked Bride'' (1925) * '' Soul Mates'' (1925) * ''

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Tender Hour'' (1927) * '' The Stolen Bride'' (1927) * '' The Awakening'' (1928) * '' Geraldine'' (1929) * '' The Bad One'' (1930) * '' Fanny Foley Herself'' (1931) * '' Behind Office Doors'' (1931) * '' Gabriel Over the White House'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

'' (1935) * ''The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning'' (1937) * ''What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo'' (1938) * '' The Great Heart'' (1938) * ''Nostradamus'' (1938) * '' Prophet Without Honor'' (1939) * ''Miracle at Lourdes'' (1939) * ''A Door Will Open'' (1940) * ''A Failure at Fifty'' (1940) * '' More About Nostradamus'' (1941) * ''Further Prophecies of Nostradamus'' (1942) * '' You, John Jones!'' (1943) * ''Nostradamus IV'' (1944) * ''Strange Destiny'' (1945) Producer * '' The Stolen Bride'' (1927) * '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946) * '' Green Dolphin Street'' (1947), producer * '' Dark Delusion'' (1947), co-producer * '' The Red Danube'' (1950), producer * '' Scaramouche'' (1952), producer

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