TimesMachine: LON CHANEY DIES AFTER BRAVE FIGHT; On Road to Recovery, Screen Actor Is Stricken by Hemorrhage of the Throat.WAS A MASTER OF MAKE-UP Son of Deaf and Dumb Parents, HeBegan Career as Property Boy--Excelled in Vivid Personations. Acted as Pike's Peak Guide. Made Stage Debut at 17. Appeared in Slap-Stick Comedy. Wore Straitjacket as "Hunchback." New Disguise for Each Film. - NYTimes.com | Zootzle
