Paul Revere Williams, FAIA was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He practiced mostly in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lon Chaney, Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Correll. He also designed many public and private buildings.
Paul R. Williams in 1917
Poster from Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. News Bureau, 1943
Lon Chaney Cabin designed by Williams — Inyo National Forest
Victor Rossetti House, a Spanish Revival style estate built in 1928.
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces".
Chaney during the production of The Miracle Man (1919)
Chaney with his personal makeup kit in 1925
Chaney as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera
Ethel Grey Terry and Chaney in The Penalty (1920)
