1901-03-21 Rushville, Indiana, USA
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.
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Phantom of Santa Fe | Lolita | 1936-11-12 |
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The Flaming Signal | Molly | 1933-07-24 |
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Escapade | Mildred Warren | 1932-04-01 |
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Jungle Mystery | Belle Waldron | 1932-09-12 |
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Malay Nights | Daisy | 1932-11-03 |
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Forgotten Women | Helen Turner | 1931-11-25 |
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Night Life in Reno | Rita Carlton | 1931-11-01 |
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Graft | Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary | 1931-09-21 |
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Millie | Miss Vall (uncredited) | 1931-02-06 |
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The Devil Plays | Rita Kane | 1931-12-15 |
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50 Million Frenchmen | Marcelle Dubrey | 1931-02-14 |
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Daybreak | Party Girl | 1931-05-02 |
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The Texas Ranger | Helen Clayton | 1931-05-10 |
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Rogue of the Rio Grande | Dolores | 1930-12-07 |
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Fighting Thru | Queenie | 1930-12-25 |
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What Men Want | Mabel | 1930-07-12 |
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Brothers | Paula | 1930-10-19 |
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Men Without Law | Juanita del Rey | 1930-10-15 |
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Calling Hubby's Bluff | Mrs. Billy Barton | 1929-02-03 |
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A Close Shave | Mrs. George Billings | 1929-06-23 |
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This Thing Called Love | Alvarez Guerra | 1929-12-13 |
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Don't Get Jealous | Mrs. Warner | 1929-05-19 |
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The Mississippi Gambler | Suzette Richards | 1929-11-03 |
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After the Fog | Winifred Blake | 1929-12-15 |
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Paris Bound | Noel Farley | 1929-08-03 |
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Clunked on the Corner | Necklace Nell | 1929-01-06 |
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Motorboat Mamas | 2nd Cabaret Entertainer | 1928-09-30 |
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South Of Panama | Carmelita Laredon | 1928-11-14 |
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The Campus Carmen | College Girl | 1928-09-22 |
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His Unlucky Night | Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend | 1928-08-12 |
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Hubby's Weekend Trip | Charley's 1st Girlfriend | 1928-11-01 |
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The Bargain Hunt | Shopper | 1928-10-14 |
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What Every Girl Should Know | Madame Le Fleur | 1927-03-20 |
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Venus of Venice | Bride | 1927-03-20 |
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The Small Bachelor | Eulalia | 1927-11-06 |
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The Last Trail | Nita Carrol | 1927-01-23 |
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My Best Girl | Liz Johnson | 1927-10-31 |
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The Lily | Old Comte's Mistress | 1926-10-03 |
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The Great Gatsby | Jordan Baker | 1926-11-21 |
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Smith's Uncle | Carmelita - the Vamp | 1926-11-14 |
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The Canyon of Light | Ellen Bardin | 1926-12-05 |
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Josselyn's Wife | Flo | 1926-11-15 |
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The Mysterious Stranger | April Lesage | 1925-07-05 |
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Under the Rouge | Evelyn | 1925-10-18 |
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My Lady of Whims | Wayne Leigh | 1925-12-09 |
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Passionate Youth | Peggy | 1925-06-28 |
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Cyclone Cavalier | Rosita Gonzales | 1925-09-28 |
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The Pleasure Garden | Jill Cheyne | 1925-11-03 |
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All's Swell on the Ocean | 1924-08-18 | |
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Trouble Brewing | The Girl | 1924-03-12 |
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Through the Dark | Ethel Grayson | 1924-01-06 |
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Geared to Go | 1924-12-15 | |
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Bag and Baggage | Lola Cooper | 1923-11-01 |
