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.
Known For
Ellen Bardin
The Canyon of Light
Jill Cheyne
The Pleasure Garden
Mrs. George Billings
A Close Shave
2nd Cabaret Entertainer
Motorboat Mamas
Charley's 1st Girlfriend
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Mrs. Warner
Don't Get Jealous
Helen Clayton
The Texas Ranger
Mrs. Billy Barton
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Alvarez Guerra
This Thing Called Love
Dolores
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Daisy
Malay Nights
Molly
The Flaming Signal
Queenie
Fighting Thru
Jordan Baker
The Great Gatsby
Noel Farley
Paris Bound
Winifred Blake
After the Fog
Eulalia
The Small Bachelor
Geared to Go
Helen Turner
Forgotten Women
April Lesage
The Mysterious Stranger
Nita Carrol
The Last Trail
Carmelita - the Vamp
Smith's Uncle
Necklace Nell
Clunked on the Corner
Ethel Grayson
Through the Dark
Wayne Leigh
My Lady of Whims
Lolita
Phantom of Santa Fe
Party Girl
Daybreak
Peggy
Passionate Youth
Rita Carlton
Night Life in Reno
Marcelle Dubrey
50 Million Frenchmen
College Girl
The Campus Carmen
Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
Graft
Suzette Richards
The Mississippi Gambler
Carmelita Laredon
South Of Panama
Liz Johnson
My Best Girl
Rosita Gonzales
Cyclone Cavalier
Rita Kane
The Devil Plays
Mabel
What Men Want
Mildred Warren
Escapade
Bride
Venus of Venice
Shopper
The Bargain Hunt
Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
His Unlucky Night
Old Comte's Mistress
The Lily
Flo
Josselyn's Wife
Lola Cooper
Bag and Baggage
Juanita del Rey
Men Without Law
Miss Vall (uncredited)
Millie
The Girl
Trouble Brewing
Paula
Brothers
All's Swell on the Ocean
Evelyn
Under the Rouge
Madame Le Fleur
What Every Girl Should Know
Belle Waldron
Jungle Mystery
Waitress in Boarding House
Fight and Win
Carmen Inez
Jealous Husbands
Mabel
Object: Alimony
Anna Goodrich
Black Oxen
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
1901-03-21
Place of Birth
Rushville, Indiana, USA
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