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Elsa Lanchester / Lon Chaney Sr. Lifemasks?

This is probably a silly question but does anyone know if there are any surviving lifemasks of either Elsa Lanchester and/or Lon Chaney Sr.; and, if so, where are they available.

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Been collecting for a while and haven't seen either of those. If you find them let us know!

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Re: Elsa Lanchester / Lon Chaney Sr. Lifemasks?

I think the best you'll find on Chaney is the wax head that he himself sculpted in order to create appliances. As far as I know, he never had a cast made. As for Lanchester, I can't imagine which of...

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Re: Elsa Lanchester / Lon Chaney Sr. Lifemasks?

Life casts are usually ordered for the development of prosthetic makeup appliances. Creating them just for posterity is a rare thing and was even more so in the Golden Age of Horror. If (and I mean...

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