Gerald Geraghty

Gerald Geraghty
Born(1906-08-10)August 10, 1906
Rushville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1954(1954-07-08) (aged 47)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1930–1954
ParentThomas J. Geraghty
RelativesMaurice Geraghty (brother)
Carmelita Geraghty (sister)

Gerald Geraghty (August 10, 1906 – July 8, 1954) was an American screenwriter, mostly of Westerns.

Early life and family

Geraghty was born in Rushville, Indiana. His father was screenwriter Tom Geraghty. His brother Maurice was also a screenwriter; and his sister was silent film actress and painter Carmelita Geraghty. Geraghty and his family moved to Hollywood when he was young. He was a graduate of Hollywood High School and Princeton University.

Career

Before he wrote for films, Geraghty wrote stories for magazines. Geraghty first worked with films as a writer of subtitles for the silent version of Street of Chance (1930).

Geraghty also wrote Gene Autry Rides, a Sunday newspaper comic strip that began in 1940 and ended in 1942.

Personal life

Geraghty was married to the former Gretchen Darling, and they had a daughter, Erin. They were divorced on December 1, 1949. When he died, his wife was named Marcia, and he also had a son,

He died from a cerebral haemorrhage.

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Obituaries". Variety. July 14, 1954. p. 71. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gerald Geraghty, 48, Local Native, Dies". Rushville Republican. July 10, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Erickson, Hal. "Gerald Geraghty". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ Magers, Boyd. "Gene Autry". Comic Book Cowboys. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gerald Geraghty, Wife Divorced". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. December 2, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.