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He entered a stage career in 1902, and began traveling with popular vaudeville and theater acts. In 1905, Chaney, then 22, met and married 16-year-old singer Cleva Creighton (Frances Cleveland Creighton) and in 1906, their only child, a son, Creighton Tull Chaney (later known as Lon Chaney Jr.) was born. The Chaneys continued touring, settling ...
Nov 7, 2012 · After nearly 80 years of lying in an unmarked grave, Baltimore’s Norman “Chubby” Chaney will finally get a headstone this weekend.Thanks to a campaign by fans to give the child star a proper ...
Jun 25, 2012 · Chaney played the part of Chubby from 1929 to 1931, when he returned to public school in Baltimore. His health quickly deteriorated and it was discovered that Chaney had glandular issues. He died at the age of 21, just five years after his last appearance in the television short Fly My Kite.
Sep 14, 2021 · Soon, Lon Chaney was performing in popular traveling stage productions and vaudeville shows. While on the road in Oklahoma City, he met Cleva Creighton. Creighton, born Frances Cleveland Creighton, was a 16-year-old singer hoping to land a job as an entertainer with the company with which Chaney was touring. A whirlwind romance ensued, and the ...
Oct 25, 2023 · He became seriously ill from the stress on his body and developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. On May 29, 1936, Chaney died at his grandparents’ home in Baltimore. He was only 21 years old. His death certificate listed myocarditis as his cause of death.
Nov 11, 2012 · November 11, 2012. BALTIMORE (AP) — Fans of the "Little Rascals" film series were in Baltimore this weekend to place a headstone at the grave of child actor Norman "Chubby" Chaney. Chaney's ...
