Carmelita Geraghty

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.

Geraghty was born on March 21, 1901, in Rushville, Indiana, attended schools in New York,

When the age of sound dawned, her career began to crumble. Her roles began to be much smaller. Her last film role was in Phantom of Santa Fe (1936). She then retired from film altogether. Wilson worked on the Andy Hardy and Dr. Kildare films.

She became a very accomplished artist about ten years after leaving motion pictures.

Death On July 7, 1966, Geraghty died of a heart attack at the Lombardy Hotel in Manhattan, aged 65. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography

Bag and Baggage (1923) Jealous Husbands (1923) Black Oxen (1923) Discontented Husbands (1924) Through the Dark (1924) Trouble Brewing (1924) Geared to Go (1924) High Speed (1924) The Pleasure Garden (1925) Cyclone Cavalier (1925) Brand of Cowardice (1925) The Mysterious Stranger (1925) Under the Rouge (1925) Passionate Youth (1925) My Lady of Whims (1925) The Great Gatsby (1926) The Canyon of Light (1926) The Flying Mail (1926) Josselyn' Wife (1926) The Small Bachelor (1927) Venus of Venice (1927) The Girl from Everywhere (1927) The Slaver (1927) The Last Trail (1927) My Best Girl (1927) What Every Girl Should Know (1927) South of Panama (1928) Object: Alimony (1928) The Mississippi Gambler (1929) Paris Bound (1929) After the Fog (1929) This Thing Called Love (1929) What Men Want (1930) Men Without Law (1930) Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) Fighting Thru (1930) Brothers (1930) (uncredited) Millie (1931) Forgotten Women (1931) The Devil Plays (1931) Fifty Million Frenchman (1931) Daybreak (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Graft (1931) Jungle Mystery (1932) Night Life in Reno (1932) Malay Nights (1932) Prestige (1932) Escapade (1932) The Flaming Signal (1933) Manhattan Butterfly (1935) The Phantom of Santa Fe (1936)