Lon Chaney

    Lon Chaney

    March 31, 1883 (141 years old) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

    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. 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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    The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera
    The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
    The UnknownThe Unknown
    He Who Gets SlappedHe Who Gets Slapped
    Hollywood StoryHollywood Story

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