Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Carey Wilson(1889-1962)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson was born on 19 May 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). He was married to Carmelita Geraghty and Nancy Everett. He died on 1 February 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 19, 1889
DiedFebruary 1, 1962(72)
BornMay 19, 1889
DiedFebruary 1, 1962(72)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Photos9

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1935
Alice Adair, María Corda, and Alice White in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1927
Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1946
Lon Chaney in He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
He Who Gets Slapped
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1924

Credits

IMDbPro

Writer

  • Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Scaramouche
    7.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Red Danube (1949)
    The Red Danube
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Green Dolphin Street (1947)
    Green Dolphin Street
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    5.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bikini - the Atom Island (1946)
    Bikini - the Atom Island
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Strange Destiny
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Marilyn Maxwell in 3 Men in White (1944)
    3 Men in White
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Donna Reed and Michael Duane in Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • James Cagney, Margaret O'Brien, and Ann Sothern in You, John Jones! (1943)
    You, John Jones!
    6.5
    Short
    • written by
    • 1943
  • Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, and Esther Williams in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
    Andy Hardy's Double Life
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Lee Bowman, Aline MacMahon, Marjorie Main, Susan Peters, and Zasu Pitts in Tish (1942)
    Tish
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Phil Brown, and Philip Dorn in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
    Calling Dr. Gillespie
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mister Gardenia Jones (1942)
    Mister Gardenia Jones
    4.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
    The Courtship of Andy Hardy
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942

Producer

  • This Is Russia! (1957)
    This Is Russia!
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Scaramouche
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Leon Ames, Dean Stockwell, Claudia Barrett, and Margalo Gillmore in The Happy Years (1950)
    The Happy Years
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1950
  • The Red Danube (1949)
    The Red Danube
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Green Dolphin Street (1947)
    Green Dolphin Street
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Lucille Bremer and James Craig in Dark Delusion (1947)
    Dark Delusion
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Strange Destiny
    Short
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell in Between Two Women (1945)
    Between Two Women
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Carey Wilson in Nostradamus IV (1944)
    Nostradamus IV
    4.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Somewhere, U.S.A.
    Short
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Van Johnson and Marilyn Maxwell in 3 Men in White (1944)
    3 Men in White
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
    6.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Tom Batten in The Kid in Upper Four (1943)
    The Kid in Upper Four
    Short
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Brothers in Blood
    Short
    • producer
    • 1943

Actor

  • Strange Destiny
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1945
  • Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Carey Wilson in Nostradamus IV (1944)
    Nostradamus IV
    4.9
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1944
  • Journey to Yesterday
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1943
  • Hitler's Madman (1943)
    Hitler's Madman
    6.5
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brief Interval
    5.1
    Short
    • Carey Wilson
    • Narrator
    • 1943
  • James Cagney, Margaret O'Brien, and Ann Sothern in You, John Jones! (1943)
    You, John Jones!
    6.5
    Short
    • Narrator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Nostradamus and the Queen (1942)
    Nostradamus and the Queen
    5.4
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1942
  • Mister Gardenia Jones (1942)
    Mister Gardenia Jones
    4.6
    Short
    • Narrator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)
    Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
    5.5
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1942
  • Vince Barnett, Johnny Mitchell, and Marie Windsor in The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)
    The Lady or the Tiger?
    6.7
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1942
  • The Greenie
    Short
    • Commentator
    • 1942
  • Patrick O'Moore in Changed Identity (1941)
    Changed Identity
    6.5
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1941
  • Ghost Treasure (1941)
    Ghost Treasure
    6.3
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1941
  • Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone in Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things (1940)
    Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things
    6.6
    Short
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1940
  • A Failure at Fifty (1940)
    A Failure at Fifty
    5.8
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 19, 1889
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 1, 1962
    • Hollywood, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Carmelita GeraghtyMay 1934 - February 1, 1962 (his death)
  • Other works
    Narrated trailer for Random Harvest (1942).
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Granddaughter appeared on "Pawn Stars" with a scrapbook of photos and his identification badge from Greenhouse blast, as well as other memorabilia. She sold his Eniwetok engraved Zippo lighter.
  • Salary
    • Three Weeks
      (1924)
      $3,000

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.