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Carmelita Geraghty(1901-1966)

  • Actress
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Carmelita Geraghty in The Pleasure Garden (1925)
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. Voted a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1924, she spent most of her career as a leading lady, playing with Reed Howes and Estelle Taylor's husband, former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey.

With the advent of sound Carmelita's star dimmed, and she went on to play the "other woman" in various "Poverty Row" productions. Retiring in the mid-'30s, she married 'Carey Wilson' and later became an accomplished artist. During the last years of her life her artwork was displayed at the "Weil Gardens" in Paris, France.
BornMarch 21, 1901
DiedJuly 7, 1966(65)
BornMarch 21, 1901
DiedJuly 7, 1966(65)
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Carmelita Geraghty and Lois Wilson in Object: Alimony (1928)
Constance Bennett, Carmelita Geraghty, and Edmund Lowe in This Thing Called Love (1929)
Stuart Erwin, Carmelita Geraghty, Roscoe Karns, Edmund Lowe, Zasu Pitts, and Ruth Taylor in This Thing Called Love (1929)
Alma Bennett, Johnny Burke, Andy Clyde, Carmelita Geraghty, and Wheeler Oakman in The Good-Bye Kiss (1928)
Noah Beery Jr., Carmelita Geraghty, Cecilia Parker, and Tom Tyler in Jungle Mystery (1932)
Joan Bennett, Carmelita Geraghty, and Joseph Schildkraut in The Mississippi Gambler (1929)
Billie Bennett, William Earle, Carmelita Geraghty, J.P. McGowan, John Miljan, Pat O'Malley, Philip Sleeman, and Leo White in The Slaver (1927)
Carmelita Geraghty and Ken Maynard in Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 (1930)
Carmelita Geraghty and Virginia Valli in The Pleasure Garden (1925)
Carmelita Geraghty
Cleo Bartlett, Carmelita Geraghty, Otto Hoffman, Herbert Rawlinson, and Bert Roach in High Speed (1924)
Hallam Cooley, Carmelita Geraghty, Barbara Kent, Ben Lyon, and Pauline Starke in What Men Want (1930)

Known for

Carmelita Geraghty, Miles Mander, John Stuart, and Virginia Valli in The Pleasure Garden (1925)
The Pleasure Garden
5.8
  • Jill Cheyne
  • 1925
Hale Hamilton and Lois Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1926)
The Great Gatsby
  • Jordan Baker
  • 1926
Mary Philbin in After the Fog (1930)
After the Fog
5.9
  • Winifred Blake
  • 1930
Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle in Black Oxen (1923)
Black Oxen
5.9
  • Anna Goodrich
  • 1923

Credits

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Actress

  • Manhattan Butterfly
    • 1935
  • Joan Blondell and Ricardo Cortez in Broadway Bad (1933)
    Broadway Bad
    • Showgirl (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Noah Beery, Mischa Auer, and Carmelita Geraghty in The Flaming Signal (1932)
    The Flaming Signal
    • Molly
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Burgess and Georgie Smith in "Malay Nights"
    Malay Nights
    • Daisy
    • 1932
  • Noah Beery Jr., William Desmond, Cecilia Parker, and Tom Tyler in Jungle Mystery (1932)
    Jungle Mystery
    • Belle Waldron
    • 1932
  • Escapade (1932)
    Escapade
    • Mildred Warren
    • 1932
  • Ann Harding in Prestige (1931)
    Prestige
    • Felice (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Florence Britton, Edmund Burns, Dorothy Christy, Thomas E. Jackson, Murdock MacQuarrie, Lillian Rich, Jameson Thomas, and Richard Tucker in The Devil Plays (1931)
    The Devil Plays
    • Rita Kane
    • 1931
  • Forgotten Women (1931)
    Forgotten Women
    • Helen Turner
    • 1931
  • Night Life in Reno (1931)
    Night Life in Reno
    • Rita Carlton
    • 1931
  • Dorothy Revier and Regis Toomey in Graft (1931)
    Graft
    • Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Buck Jones in The Texas Ranger (1931)
    The Texas Ranger
    • Helen Clayton
    • 1931
  • Ramon Novarro in Daybreak (1931)
    Daybreak
    • Party Girl (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Norman Kerry and Nina Quartero in The Hawk (1931)
    The Hawk
    • Lolita
    • 1931
  • 50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
    50 Million Frenchmen
    • Marcelle Dubrey
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
  • Born
    • March 21, 1901
    • Rushville, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 7, 1966
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Carey WilsonMay 6, 1934 - February 1, 1962 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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    Sister of screenwriters Maurice Geraghty and Gerald Geraghty.

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