| | Lon Chaney Sr. - Biography |
 | | This was a very painful ordeal which would cut circulation to his legs resulting in broken blood vessels. |
| | For "The Hunchback Notre Dame" he wore a hump and harness reportedly weighing in excess of 50 pounds, twisting his torso to feel the pain of Quasimodo and delivering a performance that earned him worldwide fame. |
| | His portrayal as "Erik" the tortured opera ghost in "The Phantom of the Opera" 1925, and the make up he created for this role secured him forever into film immortality. |
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