Lon Chaney (1883 - 1930)

American actor, one of the most powerful actors of early cinema

* April 1, 1883 Colorado Springs, Colorado
 as Leonidas Frank Chaney
 August 26, 1930 Hollywood, California



Vintage magazines

Boy's Cinema, nr. 16, 27 March 1920
Picture Play Magazine, January 1923
Picture Play Magazine, February 1923

Mon Ciné, nr. 147, 11 December 1924
Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, January 1928

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, January 1928


Books on Lon Chaney

Michael F. Blake The films of Lon Chaney Michael F. Blake
The films of Lon Chaney
Lanham; New York; Oxford, 2001

Michael F. Blake The films of Lon Chaney Michael F. Blake
The films of Lon Chaney
Lanham, MD, 1998

Michael F. Blake A thousand faces Michael F. Blake
A thousand faces, Lon Chaney's unique artistry in motion pictures
Vestal, N.Y., 1995

Robert G. Anderson Faces, Forms, Films Robert G. Anderson
Faces, Forms, Films, The Artistry of Lon Chaney
New York, 1971

Books with substantial mentioning of Lon Chaney

David W. Menefee The First Male Stars David W. Menefee
The First Male Stars, Men of the Silent Era
Albany, 2007

Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Brian J. Robb
Silent cinema
Harpenden, Herts, 2007

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

Anthony Slide Silent Players Anthony Slide
Silent Players, A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Lexington, Ky, 2002

Mick LaSalle Dangerous Men Mick LaSalle
Dangerous Men, Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man
2002

John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't John Dileo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't
New York, 2002

Jeanine Basinger Silent Stars Jeanine Basinger
Silent Stars
Hanover and London, 2000

Richard Dyer MacCann The Stars Appear Richard Dyer MacCann
The Stars Appear
Metuchen, NJ & London, 1992

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Silent Years
London, 1985

Michael R. Pitts
Horror Film Stars
Jefferson, N.C., 1981

DeWitt Bodeen From Hollywood DeWitt Bodeen
From Hollywood, The Careers of 15 Great American Stars
New York - London, 1976

Calvin Thomas Beck Heroes of the horrors Calvin Thomas Beck
Heroes of the horrors
New York - London, 1975

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on Lon Chaney

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure The Versatiles Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure
The Versatiles, A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

 Motion Picture Studio Directory
Motion Picture Studio Directory, Trade Manual 1921
New York, 1921

Books with photograph(s) of Lon Chaney

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Articles on Lon Chaney

Nicole Brenez, Body Dreams, Lon Chaney and Tod Browning - Thesaurus Anatomicus, in: Bernd Herzogenrath (ed), The Films of Tod Browning, London, 2006

Tim Lucas, Arms and the man, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 3, 2004 pp. 75