Thomas J. Geraghty
Thomas J. Geraghty | |
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 Geraghty in 1920 | |
| Born | April 10, 1883 Rushville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1945 (aged 62) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1917–1939 |
| Children | Carmelita Geraghty Maurice Geraghty Gerald Geraghty |
Thomas J. Geraghty (April 10, 1883 – June 5, 1945), was an American screenwriter.[1] He wrote for 70 films between 1917 and 1939. In the 1930s, he went to the United Kingdom, where he wrote a number of screenplays. He was born in Rushville, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. In April 1924, Geraghty was credited with coining the soon-to-be-popular vaudeville pun, "The Thief of Badgags".[2]
Selected filmography
- One Dollar Bid (1918)
- Her Inspiration (1918)
- The Turn of a Card (1918)
- With Hoops of Steel (1918)
- A Heart in Pawn (1919)
- The Courageous Coward (1919)
- When the Clouds Roll by (1919)
- In for Thirty Days (1919)
- The Mollycoddle (1920)
- Hollywood (1923)
- The Sporting Venus (1925)
- Wild, Wild Susan (1925)
- The Big Noise (1928)
- Three-Ring Marriage (1928)
- Weary River (1929)
- The Church Mouse (1934)
- No Limit (1935)
- Debt of Honour (1936)
- Two's Company (1936)
- Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
- She Knew What She Wanted (1936)
- Wings of the Morning (1937)
- Shipyard Sally (1939)
References
- ^ "The Geraghty's of Hollywood". B Westerns. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ F.P.A. (April 27, 1924). "The Conning Tower: Remembrance of Things Past". The Buffalo Courier. p. 78. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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