Carey Wilber
Carey Wilber (June 26, 1916 – May 2, 1998) was a Buffalo, New York born journalist and television writer who began his career in the live days of television, and wrote for a variety of programs over the next three decades, including Captain Video and His Video Rangers, The Asphalt Jungle, Lost In Space, The Time Tunnel, Bonanza, and Maverick. He wrote the "Ice Princess" storyline for the daytime serial General Hospital in 1981. He died in Seattle, Washington.[1]
Star Trek
Wilber wrote the original story for, and co-wrote the teleplay of, the Star Trek episode "Space Seed." The general plot had originally been created by Wilber for the series Captain Video and His Video Rangers, which featured humans from Ancient Greece who were preserved in cryogenic suspension and resurrected. During the conception and writing of the episode numerous changes were made as producer Bob Justman felt that it would be too expensive to film. Despite this, and due to the support of NBC executives, Justman gave a series of notes to Wilber for him to redraft the proposal. Eventually it was passed to Gene L. Coon to revise, and the final draft was also revised by series creator Gene Roddenberry. These revisions include the marooning of the criminals at the end of the episode, and the change of the primary villain from a Nordic character to a Sikh. Roddenberry attempted to claim the primary writing credit for "Space Seed", a request that was turned down by the Writers Guild of America.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army | Written By | |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones | Written By | |
| 1978 | Confessions of a DA Man | Screenplay By | Television Movie |
| 1982 | Aliens from Another Planet | Written By | Segment: "Chase Through Time" |
Television
| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Gulf Playhouse | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1952-53 | Lux Video Theatre | Writer | 4 Episodes |
| 1952-54 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Writer | 5 Episodes |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Kraft Television Theatre | Writer | 2 Episodes | |
| 1954 | The Secret Files of Captain Video | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1954-55 | Captain Video and His Video Rangers | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| Studio One in Hollywood | Writer | 4 Episodes | |
| 1957 | Assignment Foreign Leigon | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| The Adventures Of Robin Hood | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1957-58 | Harbormaster | Writer | 4 Episodes |
| 1957-59 | The Californians | Writer | 28 Episodes |
| 1958 | Mackenzie's Raiders | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Maverick | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1959 | Hudson's Bay | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Mike Hammer | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1959-60 | This Man Dawson | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| The Troubleshooters | Writer | 3 Episodes | |
| 1959-69 | Bonanza | Writer | 5 Episodes |
| 1960 | Klondike | Writer | 1 Episode |
| The Case of the Dangerous Robin | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1960-62 | Outlaws | Writer | 5 Episodes |
| 1961 | The Americans | Writer | 1 Episode |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Target: The Corruptors! | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1961-62 | Adventures in Paradise | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1962-63 | The Untouchables | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1962-64 | Rawhide | Writer | 4 Episodes |
| 1963 | Going My Way | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Sam Benedict | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Temple Houston | Writer | 2 Episodes | |
| Wide Country | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1963-65 | The Virginian | Writer | 11 Episodes |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1965 | Daniel Boone | Writer | 5 Episodes |
| The Legend Of Jesse James | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1965-66 | The Big Valley | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1965-67 | Lost in Space | Writer | 7 Episodes |
| 1966 | The Monroes | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 12 O'Clock High | Writer | 4 Episodes | |
| 1966-67 | The Time Tunnel | Writer | 3 Episodes |
| 1967 | Star Trek | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1967-68 | Tarzan | Writer | 8 Episodes |
| 1968-69 | Ironside | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1968-70 | Lancer | Writer | 7 Episodes |
| 1969 | It Takes a Thief | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1971 | K2 + 1 | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1972 | Banyon | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Emergency! | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1973-74 | Chase | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1973-76 | Cannon | Writer | 6 Episodes |
| 1973-80 | Hawaii Five-O | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1974 | Devlin | Writer | |
| 1974-75 | The Manhunter | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1975 | Caribe | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Barnaby Jones | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Matt Helm | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1975-76 | Bronk | Writer | 2 Episodes |
| 1977 | Switch | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Wonder Woman | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1978 | Lucan | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1979 | General Hospital | Writer | 1 Episode |
References
- Staff. "Carey Wilber". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links
Carey Wilber on IMDb