On April 1, 1883, the great Lon Chaney was born! Chaney was and always shall be cinema’s greatest boogyman. With primitive materials and tremendous ability, he transformed himself into the most beautifully bizarre beings in the history of the medium. Master of makeup and maker of monsters, Chaney was the horror film’s first true icon; a genre star before there was even a genre. As a result of having been born to deaf-mute parents, Chaney mastered non-verbal communication and possessed an innate compassion for those with disabilities; both qualities are reasons why Chaney remains an enduring figure in pop culture. Throughout his career, Chaney played a wide variety of misfits, monsters, and madmen, all of whom he brought to life with ingenious makeup of his own creation. His characters were grotesque in appearance, but Chaney endowed them with depth and pathos. Even his most sinister creations had an endearing sensitivity to them; Lon saw the beauty in the beast.
Don’t step on that spider… it might be Lon Chaney!
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Hi, I’ve come today to voice my semi-annual complaint that Hunchback of Notre Dame never made it to Broadway. It’s beautiful and deserves love. 10/10 would recommend. A+ musical.
Hi, I’ve come today to voice my semi-annual complaint that Hunchback of Notre Dame never made it to Broadway. It’s beautiful and deserves love. 10/10 would recommend. A+ musical.
Today’s the 6th of January which means it’s topsy turvy day, so I figured today would be a good day to once again voice my semi-annual complaint.
