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Carmelita Geraghty (March 21, 1901 – July 7, 1966) was an American silent-film actress and painter. Early life. The daughter of screenwriter Tom Geraghty, she was the sister of writers Maurice and Gerald Geraghty. Her father wrote scenarios for Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and others. [1]
Carmelita Geraghty. Actress: The Pleasure Garden. The daughter of screenwriter Tom Geraghty and sister of writers Maurice Geraghty and Gerald Geraghty, Carmelita Geraghty was a graduate of Hollywood High School, where she was in charge of the school calendar.
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- Rushville, Indiana, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Carmelita Geraghty was a leading lady in silent films, who later became an artist and married Carey Wilson. She was the first actress to play Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby and a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1924.
- March 21, 1901
- July 7, 1966
Mar 21, 2019 · Carmelita Geraghty (1901-1966) was the daughter of screenwriter Tom Geraghty, whose credits included things like Douglas Fairbanks’ ‘Til the Clouds Roll By (1919) and The Mollycoddle (1920). Originally a script girl, her career as an actress began with a supporting role in an independent melodrama called Jealous Husbands (1923).
Mrs. Carmelite Geraghty Wilson, a supporting actress in Tom Mix and Mary Pickford films of the late nineteentwenties, died of a heart attack here yesterday at the Lombardy Hotel, 111 East 56th...
American actress. Born Mar 21, 1901, in Rushville, Indiana; died July 7, 1966, in NYC; dau. of Tom Geraghty (screenwriter); sister of Maurice and Gerald Geraghty (writers); m. Carey Wilson (MGM writer, died 1962).
Carmelita Geraghty was an American silent-film actress. She started work out as an extra in the early 1920s, using a fictitious name until getting her big break when she was selected as one of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) "Baby Stars" of 1924.
