Biographical film

Wilson is a 1944 biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson. It stars Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson , Cedric Hardwicke, Matt Moore and Vincent Price.

The movie was written by Lamar Trotti and directed by Henry King.

It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alexander Knox), Best Director, Best Effects, Special Effects, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Picture.

Name

Wilson is also the name of many well-known personalities:

• Alexander Wilson, US ornithologist
• A. N. Wilson, British author
• Angus Wilson, British author
• August Wilson, US playwright
• Brian Wilson, US pop musician
• Dennis Wilson, US rock and roll musician
• Edmund Wilson, US writer
• Edward Adrian Wilson, British polar explorer
• Edward Osborne Wilson, US scientist
• Frank Wilson, US musician
• Frank Wilson, Australian politician
• Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister
• Henry Wilson, US politician
• Jackie Wilson, US singer
• James Wilson, contributor to the US constitution
• Kenneth G. Wilson, US physicist
• Lanford Wilson, US playwright
• Mary Wilson several
• Patrick Wilson US actor
• Pete Wilson, US politician
• Robert Anton Wilson, US writer
• Robert R. Wilson, US physicist, director of Fermilab
• Robert Woodrow Wilson, US physicist
• Sandy Wilson, British composer
• William Griffith Wilson, US founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Woodrow Wilson, US president

Place

Wilson is also the name of several places in the United States of America. See:

• Village of Wilson, New York
• Town of Wilson, New York
• Wilson, North Carolina
• Wilson, Wisconsin
• Wilson Township, Michigan
• Wilson Township, Minnesota
• Wilson, Western Australia

(There are also Lake Wilson, Minnesota and Wilsonville, Alabama.)

Fictional character

Wilson (full name Wilson Wilson, Jr.) is a character on the television sitcom Home Improvement, played by Earl Hindman. Wilson was the neighbor of Tim and Jill Taylor, whose obscured face was the subject of a running gag.

Sporting goods company

Wilson is the name of a popular sporting goods company, officially called Wilson Sporting Goods. They mostly make balls and such. Also, a notable character in the movie, Cast Away.