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Chaney with his personal makeup kit in 1925 Chaney as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera Leonidas Frank " Lon " Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted ...
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, [2] causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star. The film remains most ...
Lon Chaney's characterization of Erik in the silent film The Phantom of the Opera (1925) remains closest to the book in content, in that Erik's face resembles a skull with an elongated nose slit and protruding, crooked teeth. In this version, Erik is said to have been deformed at birth.
More memorably, "Phantom" enabled silent screen star Lon Chaney — in the wake of his earlier triumph, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" — to introduce what remains the most indelible of the often ...
Lon Chaney in 1923. Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor during the age of silent films.He is regarded as one of cinema's most versatile and powerful actors, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, sometimes grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. [1]
On his deathbed, Lon, unable to speak, uses signs to express his love for his friends and family and to ask for forgiveness. With a stick of greasepaint, he adds "Jr." to his own name on his makeup box, indicating his wish that his son should follow in his footsteps. Creighton leaves with the box, ready to begin his film career as Lon Chaney Jr.
Afterward, a short clip montage about Lon Chaney is shown on the screens, with James describing that Chaney kept his prosthetic makeup secrets to himself until he died. The montage goes on to describe Universal's make-up artist Jack Pierce , who was responsible for creating the designs for Universal Classic Monsters including Dracula ...
Hoda’s girls Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, have requested magic sets and … makeup. But the latter is not happening. “All these little kids, like young kids, 7,8, 9, are into skincare and stuff.