Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1901-03-21
Day of Death
1966-07-07
Place of Birth
Rushville, Indiana, USA
Carmelita Geraghty
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carmelita Geraghty (March 21, 1901 – July 7, 1966) was an American film actress and painter. Born in Rushville, Indiana to screenwriter Thomas J. Geraghty, she started her film career as an extra in the early 1920s before being selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1924. She soon became a leading actress, including a co-starring role with Virginia Valli in The Pleasure Garden (1925), the first film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She also played golfer Jordan Baker in the first film version of The Great Gatsby (1926) and starred alongside Clara Bow in My Lady of Whims (1925). When the age of sound dawned, Geraghty's career slowed. Her last role was in the re-released independent Western Phantom of Santa Fe (1936). She became a very accomplished artist about ten years after leaving motion pictures. In the last years of her life, her artwork was put on display at the Weil Gardens in Paris. Geraghty was married to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer writer and producer Carey Wilson from 1934 until his death in 1962. On July 7, 1966, she died of a heart attack at the Lombardy Hotel in Manhattan, aged 65. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Filmography (59)
Phantom of Santa Fe
1936
The Flaming Signal
1933Malay Nights
1932
Jungle Mystery
1932
Escapade
1932
The Devil Plays
1931
Forgotten Women
1931
Night Life in Reno
1931
Graft
1931
The Texas Ranger
1931
Daybreak
1931
50 Million Frenchmen
1931
Millie
1931
Fighting Thru
1930
