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Carmelita Geraghty
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 Thom…
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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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1936
Phantom of Santa Fe
Movie Lolita
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1933
The Flaming Signal
Movie Molly
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1932
Malay Nights
Movie Daisy
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1932
Jungle Mystery
Movie Belle Waldron
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1932
Escapade
Movie Mildred Warren
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1931
The Devil Plays
Movie Rita Kane
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1931
Forgotten Women
Movie Helen Turner
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1931
Night Life in Reno
Movie Rita Carlton
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1931
Graft
Movie Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
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1931
The Texas Ranger
Movie Helen Clayton
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1931
Daybreak
Movie Party Girl
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1931
50 Million Frenchmen
Movie Marcelle Dubrey
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1931
Millie
Movie Miss Vall (uncredited)
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1930
Fighting Thru
Movie Queenie
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1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Movie Dolores
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1930
Brothers
Movie Paula
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1930
Men Without Law
Movie Juanita del Rey
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1930
What Men Want
Movie Mabel
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1929
After the Fog
Movie Winifred Blake
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1929
This Thing Called Love
Movie Alvarez Guerra
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1929
The Mississippi Gambler
Movie Suzette Richards
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1929
Paris Bound
Movie Noel Farley
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1929
A Close Shave
Movie Mrs. George Billings
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1929
Don't Get Jealous
Movie Mrs. Warner
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1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Movie Mrs. Billy Barton
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1929
Clunked on the Corner
Movie Necklace Nell
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1928
Object: Alimony
Movie Mabel
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1928
South Of Panama
Movie Carmelita Laredon
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1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Movie Charley's 1st Girlfriend
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1928
The Bargain Hunt
Movie Shopper
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1928
Motorboat Mamas
Movie 2nd Cabaret Entertainer
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1928
The Campus Carmen
Movie College Girl
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1928
His Unlucky Night
Movie Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
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1927
The Slaver
Movie Natalie Rivers
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1927
The Small Bachelor
Movie Eulalia
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1927
My Best Girl
Movie Liz Johnson
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1927
What Every Girl Should Know
Movie Madame Le Fleur
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1927
Venus of Venice
Movie Bride
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1927
The Last Trail
Movie Nita Carrol
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1926
The Canyon of Light
Movie Ellen Bardin
