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| Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in ], his father was president of the National Candy Company. He was educated at ] and the ], ] in art history and fine art. He became interested in theatre in the 1930s, appearing professionally on stage from 1935. | Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in ], his father was president of the National Candy Company. He was educated at ] and the ], ] in art history and fine art. He became interested in theatre in the 1930s, appearing professionally on stage from 1935. | ||
| He made his film debut in 1938 with ''Service de Luxe'' and established himself as a competent player, notably in ''Laura'' (1944), directed by ]. He acted as ] in the movie '']'' (1940). In the 1950s he moved into horror films, enjoying the role in the successful curiosity ''The House of Wax'' (1953). In the 1960s he had a number of low-budget successes with ] and ] including ''House of Usher'' (1960) and a number of other horror adaptations such as ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1961), ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964), '']'' (1971)and ''Theatre of Blood'' (1973). He greatly reduced his film work from around 1975 as horror itself suffered a slump, |
He made his film debut in 1938 with ''Service de Luxe'' and established himself as a competent player, notably in ''Laura'' (1944), directed by ]. He acted as ] in the movie '']'' (1940). In the 1950s he moved into horror films, enjoying the role in the successful curiosity ''The House of Wax'' (1953). In the 1960s he had a number of low-budget successes with ] and ] including ''House of Usher'' (1960) and a number of other horror adaptations such as ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1961), ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964), '']'' (1971) and ''Theatre of Blood'' (1973). He greatly reduced his film work from around 1975 as horror itself suffered a slump, and increased his narrative and voice work. For example, Price's voice over is heard in ]'s semi-creepy, ], ]. His last work was in ]'s '']'' (1989). He was married three times. | ||
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Vincent Price (May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993) was an American film actor. He is most well remembered for his roles in a series of low-budget horror films where his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude were well used.
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri, his father was president of the National Candy Company. He was educated at Yale and the Cortauld Institute, London in art history and fine art. He became interested in theatre in the 1930s, appearing professionally on stage from 1935.
He made his film debut in 1938 with Service de Luxe and established himself as a competent player, notably in Laura (1944), directed by Otto Preminger. He acted as Joseph Smith, Jr. in the movie Brigham Young (1940). In the 1950s he moved into horror films, enjoying the role in the successful curiosity The House of Wax (1953). In the 1960s he had a number of low-budget successes with Roger Corman and AIP including House of Usher (1960) and a number of other horror adaptations such as The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and Theatre of Blood (1973). He greatly reduced his film work from around 1975 as horror itself suffered a slump, and increased his narrative and voice work. For example, Price's voice over is heard in Michael Jackson's semi-creepy, music video, Thriller. His last work was in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1989). He was married three times.