Carmelita Geraghty (b. March 21, 1901, Rushville, Indiana - d. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Rushville is a city in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. July 7, 1966, Manhattan) was an American silent-film actress. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Early life
Her father was screenwriter Tom Geraghty. She was the sister of writers Maurice Geraghty and Gerard Geraghty.
Although born in Indiana she was educated mostly in New York City. The City of New York She went on to be a graduate of the Hollywood High School. This article is about Hollywood High school a secondary school Though her parents wished her to stay at home, she went off to become a movie star. Her father in particular was slow approve of his daughter's new employment.
Career
She started work out as an extra in the early 1920s, using a fictitious name until getting her big break. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1924. The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States, which honored thirteen young Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She soon became a favorite leading lady for directors.
In a review of one of her first films the New York Times commented that Geraghty "gives the only performance worth mentioning. She has very pretty eyes and obviously would be able to make her acting count for something in a more dramatic vehicle. "[1]
When the age of sound dawned Carmelita's career began to crumble. Her roles began to be much smaller. Her last film role was in Phantom of Santa of Fe (1936). Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She then retired from film altogether.
She became a very accomplished artist about ten years after leaving motion pictures. Her painting style was reminiscent of French Impressionism. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s In the last years of her life her artwork was put on display at the Weil Gardens in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
She married MGM writer/producer Carey Wilson, and the marriage ended in 1962 upon his death. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilson worked on the Andy Hardy and Dr. Andy Hardy was a Fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful MGM film series from 1937 to 1958 Kildaire films. Geraghty's father had written scenarios for Douglas Fairbanks Sr.. Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director
Carmelita Geraghty died of a heart attack in 1966 at the Lombardy Hotel in Manhattan, aged 65. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Lombardy Hotel located at 111 East 56th Street (between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in New York City. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York She was returning to her home in Los Angeles, California after a month's exhibition of her work at the Weil Galleries. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
References
- Hall, Mourdant (1925). "The Screen. " New York Times. June 30.
- (1966). "Carmelita Geraghty Dies at 65; Painter Played in Silent Films. " New York Times. July 8.
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