(Encyclopedia) Chaney, LonChaney, Lonchāˈnē [key], 1883–1930, American film actor, b. Colorado Springs, Colo. Chaney was the son of deaf-mute parents. He made more than 150 silent films. A master of…
(Alonso Chaney)actorBorn: 4/1/1883Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado Actor known as “the man of a thousand faces. ” Chaney specialized in using make-up to transform himself into grotesque,…
(Encyclopedia) Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman, American civil-rights workers in the South during the 1960s. Michael Schwerner (b. 1939) and Andrew Goodman (b. 1943), both white New Yorkers, went to…
(Encyclopedia) Lon NolLon Nollŏn nōl [key], 1913–85, Cambodian general and political leader. He became defense minister and army chief of staff in 1955 in Norodom Sihanouk's government. He served as…
CHANEY, John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington County, Md., January 12, 1790; moved with his parents to Pennsylvania; received a limited schooling; moved to Ohio in 1810 and…
CHANEY, John Crawford, a Representative from Indiana; born near New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 1, 1853; in 1854 moved to Lafayette Township, Allen County, Ind., with his parents…
The ringleader of the murders, Edgar Ray Killen, was convicted on June 21, 2005, the 41st anniversary of the crimes
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LITTON, Jerry Lon, a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Lock Springs, Daviess County, Mo., May 12, 1937; educated in the public schools; B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia,…
SCOTT, Lon Allen, a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Cypress Inn, Wayne County, Tenn., September 25, 1888; moved with his parents to Savannah, Hardin County, Tenn.; attended…
