Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor. He was known for his work in the horror film genre, mostly portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures and one for television.Price's first film role was as a leading man in the 1938 comedy ''Service de Luxe''. He became a character actor, appearing in ''The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), ''Laura'' (1944), ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' (1944), ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945), ''Dragonwyck'' (1946), and ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956). He established himself in the horror genre with roles in ''House of Wax'' (1953), ''The Fly'' (1958), ''House on Haunted Hill'' (1959), ''Return of the Fly'' (1959), ''The Tingler'' (1959), ''The Last Man on Earth'' (1964), ''Witchfinder General'' (1968), ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971), and ''Theatre of Blood'' (1973). He collaborated with Roger Corman on a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, including ''House of Usher'' (1960), ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1961), ''The Haunted Palace'' (1963), and ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964). Price appeared in the television series ''Batman'' as Egghead.
Price voiced the villainous Professor Ratigan in Disney's animated film ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (1986), and appeared in the drama ''The Whales of August'' (1987), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male nomination. Price's final film was Tim Burton's ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990). For his contributions to cinema, he received lifetime achievement or special tribute awards from Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films; Fantasporto; Bram Stoker Awards; and Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Price narrated animated films, radio dramas, and documentaries, and provided the narration in Michael Jackson's song "Thriller". For his voice work in ''Great American Speeches'' (1959), Price was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
Price was an art collector and arts consultant, with a degree in art history. He lectured and wrote books on art. The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is named in his honor. Price was a gourmet cook and cookbook author. Provided by Wikipedia
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Public opinion / by Price, Vincent, 1911-1993
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Fancies and goodnights The touch of nutmeg makes it. Evening primrose. by Collier, John, 1901-1980
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Ligeia by Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
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A Graveyard of ghost tales
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Baron of Arizona.
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Shelley by Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
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Thriller by Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009
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Tales of witches, ghosts and goblins
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Witchcraft-magic an adventure in demonology /
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Diary of a madman
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Stories from the book of wonder, Jorkens remembers Africa, and the fourth book of Jorkens by Dunsany, Lord, 1878-1957
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Laura by Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987
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Three hundred years of great American poetry, from Anne Bradstreet through Stephen Crane
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Night gallery.
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The jackals /
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Leave her to heaven
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Alfred Hitchcock presents.
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Classics of American poetry for the elementary curriculum
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The last man on Earth by Swanson, Logan, 1926-2013, Leicester, William F., 1915-1969
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