Paul Crifo, Lon Chaney’s Great-Grandson at Academy Exhibitions

by Joan Lister | Sep 21, 2009 | | 1 Comment    
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Paul Crifo

Poster artist Paul Crifo poses in front of the In the Heat of the Night poster at the opening of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences‘ new exhibitions "Art of the Movie Poster: Illustrated One-sheets and Design Concepts from the Paul Crifo Archive" and "Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-1936," on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.

Photos: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

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Ron Chaney

Ron Chaney poses next to great-grandfather Lon Chaney’s original makeup kit.

Ramon Novarro's Ben-Hur items

Ben-Hur items

Paul Crifo

Paul Crifo


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One Response to “Paul Crifo, Lon Chaney’s Great-Grandson at Academy Exhibitions”

  1. NIT on September 24th, 2009

    Ron Chaney looks nothing like his greatgrandfather.
    Can’t see him as Mr. Wu.

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