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Often these troupes went broke on the road leaving the family stranded in various parts of U.S. and Canada.The Chaney’s arrived in California in 1910 and found employment in Los Angeles and San Francisco. After Lon Sr. died in 1930, Creighton entered movies with an RKO contract, but nothing much happened until, by his own recollection, he was "starved" into changing his name to Lon Chaney Jr. 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.
By 1932, Creighton signed a contract with RKO Studios and began a career that would keep the Chaney name on billboards and newsprint for another 40 years.In 1935, he reluctantly took the name of his father as Lon Chaney, stating, “I tried for three years to make a go of things without capitalizing upon dad’s name, but the cards have been stacked against me. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, wrestling, boxing, cooking and story telling.Lon Chaney, Jr. died on July 12, 1973 in San Clemente, California of a heart attack after many years of poor health. Lon’s performance as Lennie was so convincing, it enabled him to secure the film role in Hal Roach’s production of “Of Mice and Men,” earning Lon the New York’s Critics Choice Award.Lon signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1941 and later that year, delivered another brilliant performance as the tortured Lawrence Talbot in the box office hit “The Wolf Man.” He went on to portray all the classic Monster characters such as Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, Dracula and the Wolf Man several more times.Lon Chaney, Jr. continued working throughout the 1950′s, 60′s and into the 70’s. a list of 19 images addendum. Lon and Patsy were married October 1, 1937 in a private ceremony and remained together until his death.The turning point of Lon’s career came in 1939 when he auditioned for the role of Lennie in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” for the West Coast stage production. But did he really? Although Creighton had steady employment, his subconscious desire and eagerness to act had begun. After repeated attempts by the doctor to resuscitate the infant, Lon grabbed his son, ran outside and submerged him into the icy waters of Belle Isle Lake reviving the dying infant. But he was also aware that the famous name could help his career, and so he kept it.

Lon Chaney Jr. Movies by Karl_Childers | created - 21 Dec 2018 | updated - 21 Dec 2018 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc 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). Creighton came into the world prematurely at seven months on a cold winter day.

But we, as a family, seemed to have the facility of making fun into fun, and “tough” into fun…it all added up to a century. 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 his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Lon quit stage work and began working as an actor at Universal Film Manufacturing Company. If I had only myself to think of, I would battle it out to the end. The younger Chaney was born while his parents were on a theatrical tour, and he joined them onstage for the first time at the age of six months. Sun, Aug 30 He has left an indelible mark on Hollywood history.Before his death, Lon began working on various scripts and short stories, music recordings, a television series, and a book titled “A Century of Chaneys.” His body of work lives on through film, television performances, books, magazines, toys, the loyal fans and his family. But I’m getting older every year and I don’t think it’s right to make my family suffer just so I can fight for a principal.”By 1936, Lon met and fell in love with a model, Patricia Beck (Pasty), which unfortunately ended his marriage with Dorothy. He would spend the rest of his life competing with his father's reputation as The Man With a Thousand Faces, hoping against hope to someday top Lon Sr. professionally. He worked with many of the greats in the industry and witnessed first hand; the evolution of show business from their vaudevillian days, watching his father become a box office star, from silence to sound, from black & white to colored television.
KCOPDT3 (189) Lon Chaney, Jr. was born Creighton Tull Chaney on February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Creighton went to work for his father-in- law at General Water Heater Co. and became Secretary-Treasurer of the firm.In 1930, his father Lon Chaney, “The Man of Thousand Faces,” died prematurely at the age of 47 from a throat hemorrhage. A Century of Chaneys.

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We heard Wolf Man sightings are up all over.page-template,page-template-full_width,page-template-full_width-php,page,page-id-23,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,side_area_uncovered_from_content,qode-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,qode-theme-ver-7.9,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-5.1.1,vc_responsive Out of necessity, Lon created an incubator from a shoebox lined with cotton for warmth and holes punched in it for air.By the age of 6 months, Creighton made his first appearance in show business as a prop in one of his father’s stage acts. Chaney was uncomfortable with the ploy and always hated the "Jr". As a baby and young boy, he traveled with his parents by train in barnstorming vaudeville shows. Looking for something to watch? Seventy eight years ago, Lon Chaney Jr. was the face of Universal's horror movies.

Don’t get the idea it was all tough – it wasn’t. American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney.