Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 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. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 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! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney Interesting on how he died. 47 yrs old, wow 🥲 Edited July 13 by Rye Miles #13621 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T.K. Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 His son Lon Chaney Jr. was also a legend in Hollywood. He made many horror movies and also starred in many Westerns. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kane Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 The Man of a Thousand Faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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