Lon Chaney

(Preusmjereno sa stranice Lon Chaney Senior)

Lon Chaney (1.4. 188326.8. 1930), poznat po nadimku "Čovjek s tisuću lica," bio je američki glumac u doba nijemog filma. Bio je jedan od glumaca s najraznovrsnijim talentom i snagom u ranoj historiji filma. Najpoznatiji je po ulogama izmučenih, često groteskno unakaženih i obogaljenih likova, kao i velikom umijeću korištenja kazališne šminke.[1]

Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney za vrijeme snimanja filma The Miracle Man 1919
Biografske informacije
RođenjeLeonidas Frank Chaney
(1883-04-01)1. 4. 1883.
Colorado Springs, SAD
Smrt26. 8. 1930. (dob: 47)
Los Angeles, SAD
SupružnikCleva Creighton (1906-1915), Hazel Hastings (1915-1930)
DjecaCreighton Chaney kasnije poznat kao Lon Chaney, Jr.

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  1. „Lon Chaney Dies After Brave Fight. On Road to Recovery, Screen Actor Is Stricken by Hemorrhage of the Throat. Was a Master of Makeup. Son of Deaf and Dumb Parents, He Began Career as Property Boy. Excelled in Vivid Personations. Acted as Pike's Peak Guide. Made Stage Debut at 17. Appeared in Slap-Stick Comedy. Wore Straitjacket as "Hunchback." New Disguise for Each Film.”. New York Times. 27.8. 1930. »Although he was believed to be on the road to recovery, Lon Chaney, screen actor, who had been making a valiant fight against anemia and bronchial congestion, died at 12:55.« 

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