Lon Ralph Chaney was born 3 July 1928 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, the son of Creighton Tull Chaney aka Lon Chaney and Dorothy Hinckley. [1]
Chaney was the president of National Process Industries Inc., a company in nearby Temecula that produced lubricants for the aerospace industry and was a prominent member of the Fallbrook business and political community.
Lon's father and grandfather were fixtures in the early horror classics of Hollywood. His father, known in films as Lon Chaney Jr. died in 1973, and was best known for his role as 'The Wolf Man' in 1941.
His grandfather, film actor, known Lon Chaney Sr. became known as 'the man of a thousand faces' for his starring role in the 1923 version of the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' and the silent film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
Chaney died in a traffic accident in San Diego, California on 5 May 1992. He was pinned in the cab of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said Chaney died of head and neck injuries. Burial details are unknown. He was 63 years old. [2]
Chaney was the president of National Process Industries Inc., a company in nearby Temecula that produced lubricants for the aerospace industry and was a prominent member of the Fallbrook business and political community.
Lon's father and grandfather were fixtures in the early horror classics of Hollywood. His father, known in films as Lon Chaney Jr. died in 1973, and was best known for his role as 'The Wolf Man' in 1941.
His grandfather, film actor, known Lon Chaney Sr. became known as 'the man of a thousand faces' for his starring role in the 1923 version of the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' and the silent film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
Chaney died in a traffic accident in San Diego, California on 5 May 1992. He was pinned in the cab of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said Chaney died of head and neck injuries. Burial details are unknown. He was 63 years old. [2]
Lon Ralph Chaney was born 3 July 1928 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, the son of Creighton Tull Chaney aka Lon Chaney and Dorothy Hinckley. [1]
Chaney was the president of National Process Industries Inc., a company in nearby Temecula that produced lubricants for the aerospace industry and was a prominent member of the Fallbrook business and political community.
Lon's father and grandfather were fixtures in the early horror classics of Hollywood. His father, known in films as Lon Chaney Jr. died in 1973, and was best known for his role as 'The Wolf Man' in 1941.
His grandfather, film actor, known Lon Chaney Sr. became known as 'the man of a thousand faces' for his starring role in the 1923 version of the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' and the silent film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
Chaney died in a traffic accident in San Diego, California on 5 May 1992. He was pinned in the cab of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said Chaney died of head and neck injuries. Burial details are unknown. He was 63 years old. [2]
Chaney was the president of National Process Industries Inc., a company in nearby Temecula that produced lubricants for the aerospace industry and was a prominent member of the Fallbrook business and political community.
Lon's father and grandfather were fixtures in the early horror classics of Hollywood. His father, known in films as Lon Chaney Jr. died in 1973, and was best known for his role as 'The Wolf Man' in 1941.
His grandfather, film actor, known Lon Chaney Sr. became known as 'the man of a thousand faces' for his starring role in the 1923 version of the 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' and the silent film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
Chaney died in a traffic accident in San Diego, California on 5 May 1992. He was pinned in the cab of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said Chaney died of head and neck injuries. Burial details are unknown. He was 63 years old. [2]
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