Gerald Geraghty (August 10, 1906 – July 8, 1954) was an American screenwriter, mostly of Westerns.[1]
Gerald Geraghty
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| Born | (1906-08-10)August 10, 1906
Rushville, Indiana, U.S.
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| Died | July 8, 1954(1954-07-08) (aged 47)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1930–1954[1] |
| Parent | Thomas J. Geraghty |
| Relatives | Maurice Geraghty (brother) Carmelita Geraghty (sister) |
Geraghty was born in Rushville, Indiana.[2] His father was screenwriter Tom Geraghty. His brother Maurice was also a screenwriter;[1] and his sister was silent film actress and painter Carmelita Geraghty.[3] Geraghty and his family moved to Hollywood when he was young. He was a graduate of Hollywood High School and Princeton University.
Before he wrote for films, Geraghty wrote stories for magazines.[2] Geraghty first worked with films as a writer of subtitles for the silent version of Street of Chance (1930).[3]
Geraghty also wrote Gene Autry Rides, a Sunday newspaper comic strip that began in 1940 and ended in 1942.[4]
Geraghty was married to the former Gretchen Darling, and they had a daughter, Erin. They were divorced on December 1, 1949.[5] When he died, his wife was named Marcia, and he also had a son,[2]
He died from a cerebral haemorrhage.[1]