For a time, PHOTOPLAY, the most popular of the Hollywood fan magazines, ran a regular feature, "Photoplay's Memory Album" that was a kind of scrapbook of sorts comprised of photos from the silent era.
In their February 1936 issue, they included a page showcasing Lon Chaney's work.
There's a rare 1951 television interview with Lon Chaney Jr on the Vamporama Films YouTube page, in which he discusses how his father was influenced by growing up with deaf and mute parents.
ReplyDeleteChaney's communication challenges with his parents have been well-documented, but to hear his son talk about it is something else entirely.
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