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name: "Carey Wilber"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carey-wilber"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "26 June 1916"
died: "2 May 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:55:35.554642+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carey Wilber

Writer. Born 26 June 1916 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Died 2 May 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 26 June 1916, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 May 1998

## Biography

Carey Wilber (26 June 1916 – 2 May 1998) was an American journalist and television writer. Born in Buffalo, New York, he began his career in newspapers before turning to television scriptwriting in the early 1950s.

Over three decades he contributed to numerous series, including *Captain Video and His Video Rangers*, *Lost in Space*, *The Time Tunnel*, *Bonanza*, *Maverick*, *Rawhide*, *Ironside*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *Wonder Woman* and *Emergency!*. He wrote the original story for the *Star Trek* episode 'Space Seed' (1967), later the basis for the film *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*, and received story and co-teleplay credit. He also created the 'Ice Princess' storyline for the daytime serial *General Hospital* in 1981.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Story
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), Writer
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Writer, Story
- *Lost in Space* (1965), Writer, Teleplay
- *Ironside* (1967), Writer
- *The Big Valley* (1965), Writer
- *Emergency!* (1972), Writer
- *Rawhide* (1959), Writer

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