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

Lon 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 THE UNHOLY THREE 1930 dir. Jack Conway Starring: Lon Chaney Harry Earles My 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 FRANKENSTEIN 1958 dir. Charles Barton Starring: Chick Young Wilbur Grey

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