Geraghty, Tom J.

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Biographical Note

  • 1883, Apr. 10: Born, Rushville, Ind.
  • 1902: Managing editor, Rushville Republican
  • 1910 - circa 1918 : Reporter, New York Herald and New York Tribune
  • circa 1916 - circa 1920 : Writer, Famous Players-Lasky studio, Hollywood, Calif. Scenario editor and writer for Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)
  • 1920 - 1922 : Head of production, Famous Players-Lasky studios in New York, N.Y., and London, England
  • 1922: Returned to Hollywood, Calif.
  • 1920s - 1930s : Wrote screenplays for various studios including Famous Players-Lasky Corp. and First National Productions Corp.
  • 1929: Member, board of governors, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • circa 1933 - 1939 : Worked in British motion picture industry, London, England
  • circa 1942 - circa 1945 : Headed Bureau of Censorship, United States Office of War Information, Hollywood, Calif.
  • 1945, June 5: Died, Hollywood, Calif.

From the guide to the Tom J. Geraghty Papers, 1923-1965, (bulk 1923-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Tom J. Geraghty Papers, 1923-1965, (bulk 1923-1940) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Geraghty, Tom J. Harold Teen. San Francisco State University Library, J Paul Leonard Library
creatorOf Josephine Barrington Collection. Wings of the Morning (movie) / by Donn Byrne, adaptation and screen play by Tom Geraghty ; directed by Harold D. Schuster, 1936 - script. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
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correspondedWith Ade, George, 1866-1944 person
associatedWith Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939 person
correspondedWith Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946 person
correspondedWith Geraghty, Maurice, 1908-1987 person
associatedWith Geraghty, Sheila Gladys. person
correspondedWith Gilbert, L. Wolfe (Louis Wolfe), 1886-1970 person
correspondedWith Hartmann, Sadakichi, 1867-1944 person
correspondedWith Hubbard, Kin, 1868-1930 person
associatedWith Josephine Barrington Collection. corporateBody
correspondedWith Lawrence, Gertrude person
associatedWith McLeod, Norman Z., 1898-1964 person
correspondedWith Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 person
correspondedWith Street, Julian, 1879-1947 person
correspondedWith Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 person
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Subject
Journalism
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture industry
Motion picture plays
Motion pictures
Occupation
Journalists
Motion picture producers
Screenwriters
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Birth 1883-04-10

Death 1945-06-05

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