Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 13, 2024 Posted July 13, 2024 I am sure you remember the name, at the time he was the highest paid actor in Hollywood. At the time of his death in 1930 at age 47, actor Lon Chaney was the highest-paid performer under contract to the powerhouse Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Chaney had just signed a new contract with the studio that guaranteed him a record $3750 per week. Chaney earned that enormous amount of money because his pictures earned the studio enormous amounts of money at the box office. MGM paid him well because they wanted to prevent him from signing with another film company. Unfortunately, the only film Chaney made under the new contract was “The Unholy Three,” his only talking picture. An inveterate cigarette smoker, Lon Chaney died of bronchial cancer on August 26, 1930. And I found the movie, there is a colorized version on YouTube.
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 13, 2024 Posted July 13, 2024 He was an absolute master at makeup and disguise! In a time long before any of the special effects that are so prevalent now, he created characters and images that were astounding even by today’s standards!
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13, 2024 Posted July 13, 2024 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney Interesting on how he died. 47 yrs old, wow 🥲
T.K. Posted July 15, 2024 Posted July 15, 2024 His son Lon Chaney Jr. was also a legend in Hollywood. He made many horror movies and also starred in many Westerns.
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted July 15, 2024 Posted July 15, 2024 On 7/13/2024 at 3:29 PM, Rye Miles #13621 said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney Interesting on how he died. 47 yrs old, wow 🥲 they didn't have the drugs we have today, minor illnesses could be fatal back then
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