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Carmelita Geraghty

Carmelita Geraghty

Acting

Born: March 21, 1901Rushville, 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.

Known For
Filmography

Phantom of Santa Fe

Lolita

1936
The Flaming Signal

The Flaming Signal

Molly

1933

Malay Nights

Daisy

1932
Jungle Mystery

Jungle Mystery

Belle Waldron

1932
Escapade

Escapade

Mildred Warren

1932
The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays

Rita Kane

1931
Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women

Helen Turner

1931
Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

Rita Carlton

1931
Graft

Graft

Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary

1931
The Texas Ranger

The Texas Ranger

Helen Clayton

1931
Daybreak

Daybreak

Party Girl

1931
50 Million Frenchmen

50 Million Frenchmen

Marcelle Dubrey

1931
Millie

Millie

Miss Vall (uncredited)

1931
Fighting Thru

Fighting Thru

Queenie

1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Dolores

1930
Brothers

Brothers

Paula

1930
Men Without Law

Men Without Law

Juanita del Rey

1930
What Men Want

What Men Want

Mabel

1930
After the Fog

After the Fog

Winifred Blake

1929
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Alvarez Guerra

1929
The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

Suzette Richards

1929
Paris Bound

Paris Bound

Noel Farley

1929

A Close Shave

Mrs. George Billings

1929

Don't Get Jealous

Mrs. Warner

1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff

Calling Hubby's Bluff

Mrs. Billy Barton

1929
Clunked on the Corner

Clunked on the Corner

Necklace Nell

1929
Object: Alimony

Object: Alimony

Mabel

1928
South Of Panama

South Of Panama

Carmelita Laredon

1928

Hubby's Weekend Trip

Charley's 1st Girlfriend

1928

The Bargain Hunt

Shopper

1928
Motorboat Mamas

Motorboat Mamas

2nd Cabaret Entertainer

1928
The Campus Carmen

The Campus Carmen

College Girl

1928
His Unlucky Night

His Unlucky Night

Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend

1928

The Slaver

Natalie Rivers

1927
The Small Bachelor

The Small Bachelor

Eulalia

1927
My Best Girl

My Best Girl

Liz Johnson

1927
What Every Girl Should Know

What Every Girl Should Know

Madame Le Fleur

1927
Venus of Venice

Venus of Venice

Bride

1927
The Last Trail

The Last Trail

Nita Carrol

1927
The Canyon of Light

The Canyon of Light

Ellen Bardin

1926
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Jordan Baker

1926
Josselyn's Wife

Josselyn's Wife

Flo

1926
Smith's Uncle

Smith's Uncle

Carmelita - the Vamp

1926
The Lily

The Lily

Old Comte's Mistress

1926
My Lady of Whims

My Lady of Whims

Wayne Leigh

1925
The Pleasure Garden

The Pleasure Garden

Jill Cheyne

1925
Under the Rouge

Under the Rouge

Evelyn

1925
Cyclone Cavalier

Cyclone Cavalier

Rosita Gonzales

1925

The Mysterious Stranger

April Lesage

1925

Passionate Youth

Peggy

1925

Geared to Go

1924
All's Swell on the Ocean

All's Swell on the Ocean

1924
Fight and Win

Fight and Win

Waitress in Boarding House

1924
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

The Girl

1924
Discontented Husbands

Discontented Husbands

Marcia Frazer

1924
Through the Dark

Through the Dark

Ethel Grayson

1924
Black Oxen

Black Oxen

Anna Goodrich

1923
Jealous Husbands

Jealous Husbands

Carmen Inez

1923
Bag and Baggage

Bag and Baggage

Lola Cooper

1923