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Only 1 Actor Has Played All 4 Of Universal's Monster Movie Icons

Over the years, a long list of stars have assisted in bringing Universal's biggest monsters to life. Some have even played more than one. But only Lon Chaney, Jr. has all four of its horror icons in ...
Los Angeles Times

70 Years Later, Fans Remember the Face of Hollywood’s ‘First Character Star’

Lon Chaney, one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era in the 1920s, is best remembered for his grotesque but tragic Quasimodo in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and the disfigured Phantom in “The ...
The Gazette

Colorado Springs at 150 years | The local legend of Lon Chaney

Editor's note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses ...
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This Legend Is the Only Actor To Play All 4 of Universal's Iconic Monsters

Quick pop quiz: What do Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy all have in common? If you said "Universal Studios," that is indeed one of the things they have in common, as the ...
The New Yorker

A Hurrah for “Variety”—and Lon Chaney Is Nearly Everything Else

THE newest German picture, “Variety,” is showing at the Rialto, and is very nearly all that a movie should be. It is a simple story told without wan dering, and it is grown-up. It concerns itself with ...