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  • Vincent Price

  • A Daughter's Biography
  • By: Victoria Price
  • Narrated by: Linda Henning
  • Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)
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By: Victoria Price
Narrated by: Linda Henning
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Since his death in 1993, Vincent Price's legacy as a Hollywood legend has only grown in stature. His lengthy and distinguished career - as the voice of The Saint on the radio; as an actor in such unforgettable horror films as House of Wax and The Fly, in classic movies such as Laura and The Song of Bernadette, and on popular TV shows such as Batman and The Brady Bunch; and as a star on the Broadway stage - spanned 65 years. In addition to being an icon of stage and screen, Price was an art historian and collector who did much to popularize the visual arts in the United States, as well as a gourmet chef and author of best-selling cookbooks. Widely revered for his elegance and erudition, this Renaissance man left his mark on many areas of American culture during the twentieth century.

Vincent Price was also a loving father to his daughter Victoria, who was born shortly before he turned 51, at the height of his popularity. Though the star's busy film schedule took him in and out of his young daughter's life, he was always a larger-than-life presence and, simply, her father. The deep bond between father and daughter managed to survive the machinations of Price's third wife, the elegant British actress Coral Browne, who resented the close relationship between Price and his children and grandchildren. After Browne's death, Price and his daughter spent over a year taping conversations that would form the basis of this compelling biography-cum-memoir.

In writing about the father she adored, Victoria Price reveals a man complex, human, and humorous. An actor of range, less than one-third of the movies in which he appeared were in the horror genre. As a pre-war anti-Nazi sympathizer, he was greylisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s until, in a desperate gesture, he signed a secret oath that saved his career.

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Wonderful Biography Of A Great Man

Victoria Price has done a magnificent job with this exhaustive biography of her much loved father. Crammed full of wonderful anecdotes and reminiscences, it really was like getting to know Vincent Price for real. Victoria's love for her father shines throughout the book, but this is far more than just a memoir. Vincent's parents, grandparents, and family members are described in detail, so we get a good idea of what helped to shape the future legend.

This biography doesn't shy away from the more difficult topics; Vincent's pre-war endorsements of fascism in Europe, the massive family upheaval that followed his meeting and falling in love with Coral Browne, and Vincent's ailing health at the end of his long life. Victoria shows commendable fairness and respect to Coral by stating plenty of instances where she is shown in a positive light. I found it very sad to discover that such a talented and acclaimed woman could also be mean, jealous and manipulative. Coral Browne upset a lot of people, and none more than Victoria and her brother.

This book is also full of moments of positivity and joy. Vincent's endless curiosity and thirst for life made him so endearing. Whether it be as a huge film star, a lover of art, chef, or whatever else Vincent did with his life, this is a heart-warming story in so many ways. Reading Victoria's accounts of happy times with her dad really is touching.

This is a biography truly deserving of the man, and Victoria has shown that the family tree continues to blossom!

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Vincent Price - loved this actor & his voice

Vincent Price - loved this actor & his voice
Only knew of Vincent Price in horror movies & as I was young they were very scary to me, but did think he had a marvellous voice.
I was surprised from the book that he did theatre & other is apart from horror.
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