Lon Chaney

Actor known as “the man of a thousand faces. ” Chaney specialized in using make-up to transform himself into grotesque, often distorted, figures. His films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).

Lon Chaney, Jr.

Like his father, he also appeared in horror films and is remembered as “the Wolfman.”

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