Died Today (September 20th) – Lon Chaney Jr. (1906–1973)

lonchaneyjrLon Chaney Jr. (1906–1973)

Born: February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died: July 12, 1973 (age 67) in San Clemente, California, USA

The trouble with most of the monster pictures today is that they go after horror for horror’s sake. There’s no motivation for how monsters behave. There’s too much of that science-fiction baloney.

THE WOLF MAN
1941
dir. George Waggner
Starring:
Lon Chaney Jr.
Claude Rains
MOVIE POSTERTHE UNHOLY THREE
1930
dir. Jack Conway
Starring:
Lon Chaney
Harry Earles
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTEMy Favorite Brunette
1947
dir. Elliott Nugent
Starring
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
THE DEFIANT ONES
1958
dir. Stanley Kramer
Cast:
Tony Curtis
Sydney Poitier
BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEINBUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
1958
dir. Charles Barton
Starring:
Chick Young
Wilbur Grey

 

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