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The Talented Mr. Lon Chaney

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Introduction:
"Lon Chaney is the man behind the mask in Universal's classic 'Phantom of the Opera'. Please do not confuse him with his son Lon Chaney, Jr. of 'The Wolfman'."


1. Lon Chaney was born on April 1, 1883. Where was he born?
    London, England
    Los Angeles, California
    Dublin, Ireland
    Colorado Springs, Colorado


2. Lon Chany was said to have developed his amazing skills in pantomine because of which of the following?
    Chaney was so shy as a child.
    His brother John was blind and deaf.
    All of these.
    His parents could not hear or speak.


3. Which of the following statements about Cleva Creighton, Chaney's first wife is NOT true?
    She was 16 years old when they meet.
    She was Lady Creighton, daughter of an English Earl.
    She drank poison backstage while Chaney was performing.
    She was the mother of Chaney's son, Creighton.


4. True or False: though Bela Lugosi played Count Dracula in the 1924 London stage production 'Dracula', Bram Stoker had asked Chaney to do the part, but Chaney had refused.
    True
    False


5. How many 'Talkies' did Chaney make?
    three
    ten
    five
    one


6. Which of these roles did Chaney NOT play?
    Sherlock Holmes
    Vampire
    Fagin
    Quasimodo


7. For the 1926 movie 'Phantom of the Opera', Chaney's famous makeup, developed for the'unmasking', was inspired by what?
    An ancient Egyptain death mask
    The look on the faces of wounded veterans
    One of his friends scarred by acid
    Face of man at his dentist's office


8. What caused a long-term riff between Chaney and his son Creighton, also known as Lon Chaney, Jr.?
    He told him Cleva, Creighton's mother, was dead.
    Chaney constantly heckled him about his lack of talent.
    Hazel, Chaney's second wife, abused his son.
    Chaney refused to appear in 'The Wolfman'


9. True or False: Lon Chaney was offered a 'cameo' in the Univeral classic 'The Wolfman' but declined in fear of upstaging his son.
    True
    False


10. In 1957, the life of Lon Chaney was brought to the screen in a movie, starring James Cagney, that has become a classic. What is the name of this film?
    'Look Homeward Angel'
    'Man Of Constant Sorrow'
    'The Man of a Thousand Faces'
    'Yankee Doodle Dandy'


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