Gerald Geraghty

Gerald Geraghty
Born	August 10, 1906 Rushville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1954 (aged 47) North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1930–1954
Parent	Thomas J. Geraghty
Relatives	Maurice 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