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Lon Chaney | |
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 Chaney during the production of The Miracle Man (1919) | |
| Born | Leonidas Frank Chaney April 1, 1883 |
| Died | August 26, 1930 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Other names | The Man of a Thousand Faces |
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| Years active | 1902–1930 |
| Spouses | Frances Cleveland ("Cleva") Creighton
(m. 1905; div. 1913)Hazel Bennett Hastings
(m. 1915) |
| Children | Lon Chaney Jr. (born Creighton Tull Chaney) |
| Website | lonchaney |
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup.[1] Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces".