Vincent Price
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in the trailer for Laura in 1944
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| Born |
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. May 27, 1911 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died |
October 25, 1993 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. Louis Country Day School Yale University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1993 |
| Known for |
House of Wax (1953) House of Usher (1960) Pit and the Pendulum (1961) The Raven (1963) Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Barrett (1938–48) Mary Grant Price (1949–73) Coral Browne (1974–91; her death) |
| Children |
Vincent Barrett Price Victoria Price |
| Parent(s) | Vincent Leonard Price, Sr. Marguerite (Wilcox) Price |
| Relatives | Vincent Clarence Price (grandfather) |
| Awards |
Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 stars (for TV and film) |
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio, and more than one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television. Born and raised in the Saint Louis, Missouri area, he has a star on the Saint Louis Walk of Fame.
Price was an art collector and consultant, with a degree in art history. He lectured and wrote books on the subject. He was the founder of the Vincent Price Art Museum in California. He was also a noted gourmet cook.
Price was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of the four children of Vincent Leonard Price, Sr. (July 30, 1871 — June 18, 1948), president of the National Candy Company, and his wife Marguerite Cobb (née Wilcox) Price (October 28, 1874 — September 12, 1946). His grandfather, Vincent Clarence Price, invented "Dr. Price's Baking Powder", the first cream of tartar-based baking powder, and secured the family's fortune. Price was of English descent and was a descendant of Peregrine White, the first white child born in Colonial Massachusetts, being born on the Mayflower while it was in the harbor of Massachusetts. Price had some Welsh ancestry as well.
Price attended St. Louis Country Day School. In 1933, he graduated with a degree in art history from Yale University, where he worked on the campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After teaching for a year, he entered the University of London, intending to study for a master's degree in fine arts. Instead, he was drawn to the theater, first appearing on stage professionally in 1934. His acting career began in London in 1935, performing with Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre.
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