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Like his father Lon, Lon Chaney Jr. reached film immortality through horror classics such as "The Wolf Man," and even appeared with comedians Abbott and Costello on zombie island in his "Wolfman" regalia. Throughout the late 30's and well into the late 40's, most of Lon's work was in horror movies, and fearing type casting, he dropped the Jr. from his cast sheet; after this decision he still received more prestigious film assignments. His assignments included "High Noon," "Of Mice and Men," "Frontier Badman," "Springfield Rifle" with Gary Cooper, "Bird of Paradise," and "Union Pacific" with Joel McCrea in Kanab.
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