Mar 15, 2005 - Claremont, Calif. - [Click here to see coverage of Wilson's speech] Wilson received his bachelor of science degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in 1963, and went on to earn a juris doctor degree from Stanford Law School. He worked as a lawyer for the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., before joining the law firm of Surrey and Morse, where he became a partner in 1972 and specialized in international tax and business transactions. He left the firm in 1974 to join Eon Productions Limited, where he became assistant to the producer of the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me." Wilson then went on to executive produce "Moonraker" and the next two Bond films. He co-wrote "For Your Eyes Only," "Octopussy," "A View to a Kill," "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill." He co-produced with his stepfather, the late Albert R. Broccoli, "A View to a Kill," "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill." Wilson and his sister Barbara Broccoli produced "Goldeneye," "Tomorrow Never Dies," "The World is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day," which coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Bond series. Wilson is also recognized as a leading expert on 19th-century photography, which he began collecting in the late 1970s. His first acquisitions focus on 19th-century travel and fine art photography. He is the author or "Pictorialism in California: Photographs" (Getty Huntington, 1995), which was named photograpy book of the year by The Art Newspaper. He has taught the history of photography in the University of California system and at the Royal College of Art in London. He resides in London most of the year. In 1998, he formed the Wilson Centre for Photography (WCP), an archive for the preservation of early photographs and for study and research on the history and aesthetics of photography. The WCP lends photographs for exhibitions at international museums and galleries and offers courses and seminars on photography. Wilson is a trustee for the National Museum of Science and Industry and chairman of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Film producer Michael G. Wilson '63 will address graduates, their families and guests at Harvey Mudd College's 47th commencement on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the college's Central Mall, adjacent Kingston Hall and Thomas-Garrett Hall.