Lon Chaney Biography
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, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. 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).
His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Lon Chaney Movies
Lon Chaney Quotes
Forgiveness After Suffering and Confession
John Malden:
I have suffered -- but you, Nate -- you must have suffered a thousand times more -- to do the thing that you did.
Yen Sin:
Mista Minista-- you forgive Mista Nate Snow - ?
John Malden:
He has confessed -- he must be forgiven.
Yen Sin:
If you forgive, then Yen Sin believe.
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