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Also Known As Leonidas Frank Chaney
Born April 1, 1883 • Colorado Springs • Colorado
Died August 26, 1930 (aged 47) • Los Angeles • California

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Lon Chaney as the Phantom, with a ghastly, deformed face and dark cloak, stands in dramatic pose next to a statue in The Phantom of the Opera, 1925.
Lon Chaney as the Phantom, in a dark cape and dramatic pose, stands beside Mary Philbin, who sits on stone steps looking frightened, in a scene from The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
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