Born in Philadelphia, PA. A veteran of the Goldwyn company, he became an employee of MGM when his old studio merged with Metro, where he became a favorite of Irving Thalberg. He wrote numerous stories and scripts, mostly alone, some in collaboration, for MGM and other studios, occasionally also producing. He became a full-time producer in the 40s and was the executive producer of the "Andy Hardy" and "Dr. Kildare" series. Just over one-half of his screenplays and stories were written in the silent era. Some of his notable talkie writing credits (alone or in collaboration includ ARSÈNE LUPIN and FAITHLESS (both 1932), WHAT! NO BEER? and GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE (both 1933), MURDER AT THE VANITIES and THE PRESIDENT VANISHES (both 1934), MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935), DANGEROUS NUMBER (1937), ANDY HARDY'S DILEMMA (1938), JUDGE HARDY AND SON (1939), ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE (1940), GHOST TREASURE (1941) and a number of MGM short films (the "What Do You Think?" and "M-G-M Miniatures" series). He also narrated a number of those shorts. His producing credits include THE SEA TIGER, THE STOLEN BRIDE, AMERICAN BEAUTY and THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY (all 1927), LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1939), the "Nostradamus" series of short films (1938-1944), THE BATTLE (1941), THE COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY (1942), BETWEEN TWO WOMEN (1944), THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946), GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947), THE RED DANUBE (1949), THE HAPPY YEARS (1950), SCARAMOUCHE (1952) and his last film, the 1957 documentary THIS IS RUSSIA! Wilson was one of the 36 founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.    Nominated for Writing (Screenplay) 1935: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (w. Jules Furthman & Talbot Jennings) 1 nomination