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Jul 14, 1973 · SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., July 13 (AP)—Lon Chaney Jr., the film actor, died yesterday at the age of 67. A long series of illnesses had put Mr. Chaney in and out of hospitals for the last year.
Lon Chaney, Jr. was born Creighton Tull Chaney on February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of silent screen star Lon Chaney and singing sensation Francis Cleveland Creighton (Cleva). Creighton came into the world prematurely at seven months on a cold winter day.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney. He is notable for playing Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man movies. Originally credited in films as Creighton Chaney, he was first credited ...
Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973) was an American character actor. He was known mainly for his roles in horror movies and as the son of famous silent film actor Lon Chaney, Sr.. Chaney was born in Oklahoma. His family originally came from England, France and Ireland.
A Century of Chaneys. A CENTURY – It seems like a long time to the outside world, but to the enclosed group of Chaneys – it skipped by rather quickly. But don’t get the idea it was all fun – it wasn’t. Don’t get the idea it was all tough – it wasn’t. But we, as a family, seemed to have the facility of making fun into fun, and ...
Eighty two years ago, Lon Chaney Jr. was the face of Universal's horror movies.He soon became known for being the only actor to bring to life all four of the "big four" monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula. (Chaney portrayed these first three characters in several films throughout the 1940s and '50s, and earned his ...
Lon Chaney Jr was born Creighton Tull Chaney on the 10th of February, 1906 in Oklahoma City. It’s a scene that could itself have come from a horror movie. On a freezing winter night, a man rushes from a tiny wooden cabin outside Oklahoma City, his face wracked with panic – yet also determination, an unshakable resolve to save the tiny bundle he cradles in his arms.
