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Livvy Wegner.

Image reproduced by permission of Bob Brown.

I've been fascinated by the trappings of the entertainment industry since I was a child. The sets, wardrobe, props, miniatures, makeup, acting, etc for Movie Magic. Watching Ghoulardi and Shock Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, as a kid was almost a ritual. I remember watching, mesmerized, as Lon Chaney, Jr., changed from Larry Talbot into The Wolf Man right before my eyes. How'd they do that?! And Claude Raines as The Invisible Man was invisible! I watched footprints appear in the snow ...

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