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| Anthony Wilson | |
| Credits | |
| Position | Writer |
| Biographical Information | |
| Full Name | Carey Anthony Wilson, Jr. |
| Birthdate | May 2, 1926 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Death Date | April 13, 1978 (age 51) |
| Death Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Anthony Wilson was a writer on Bewitched. He wrote the story for the first season episode, Ling Ling (1965).
Biography[]
Anthony Wilson was an American television writer and producer. He was born Carey Anthony Wilson, Jr. on May 2, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. His father was the writer and narrator, Carey Wilson, one of the thirty-six founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for Frank Lloyd's 1935 film, Mutiny on the Bounty.
Anthony Wilson started his career in the television industry as a producer of the series Alcoa Theatre and Goodyear Theatre in the late 1950s. In 1960, alongside his work as a producer, he also began writing scripts or drafting stories for episodes of several series including Dan Raven, Follow the Sun, Mr. Novak, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Addams Family, Gidget, The Fugitive, The Invaders, and Land of the Giants.
He was a story consultant for fourteen episodes of the series Empire (1962-1963), starring Ryan O'Neal, and was story editor throughout the Lost in Space series (1965–1968).
He was the creator and writer on the series Cade's County (1971-1972), Banacek (1972–1974) and Planet of the Apes (1974).
In 1976, he was nominated, along with Nicholas Meyer, for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Special – Drama or Comedy – Original Television Movie for Joseph Sargent's The Night That Panicked America. He was also the executive producer of this television film.
In the 1970s, he produced a few television films, including Paper Man (1971), Pray for the Wildcats (1974), Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975), and Cops and Robin (1978), starring Ernest Borgnine.
Anthony Wilson died on April 13, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, He was 51.
Source[]
Anthony Wilson on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on January 10, 2020. Updated on May 6, 2025.