Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The Many Faces of Vincent Price


Bev over at MY READER'S BLOCK has a kind of mini-Vincent Price blogathon going on - in conjunction with Readers Imbibing Peril VII.  So check in at Bev's and the other link to see what's going on and maybe you'll want to join in.

I love Vincent Price, always have, always will. I'm just not a big fan of those 1950's colorfully bloody horror movies that Bev writes so lovingly about. (Hey, to each his own.) I'm more a fan of Vincent's early work. (Only because I'm a chicken.)

I'm also a fan of Vincent Price the gourmet, Vincent Price the art collector and Vincent Price the raconteur.

At my fantasy dinner table for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, Vincent gets the first invitation.

So, just because, I'm posting a gallery of Vincent Price photos I love. And speaking of galleries, here's a link to the Vincent Price Museum which houses art collected and donated by Vincent and Mary Price over the years.

Vincent Price the smoldering Hunk.

Vincent Price the Hunk in profile ala Barrymore.

Vincent with a delicious hint of smarmy. 

Vincent looking boyish and pouty.

Vincent about to fly into hysteria as only Vincent can.

Vincent looking thoughtful and oh-so-sophisticated.

Vincent in a homburg and bow tie looking as if he's up to no good.

Vincent up to definite no good.

Vincent thinking maybe he's gone too far?

Nah, not far enough.

You always knew I was kidding - right?

To learn about Vincent Price's life and movies, please use this link.

22 comments:

  1. I actually worked on one of his films! :-)

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  2. I had never seen early photographs of Vincent Price — what an amazing profile! I wonder whether he would ever have been typecast as a villain without that signature mustache?

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  3. Oh, you can't get away with that, Sue. Which one? Come on, spill the beans!

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  4. Well, there was always something just the teensy-weensiest bit smarmy about his screen presence.

    Though today that would probably make him a cool anti-hero. :)

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  5. My husband and I have a copy of Vincent & Mary Price's Treasury of Great Recipes and it's a wonderful time capsule of life when dining out was a sophisticated (and expensive) venture. We use the fondue recipe all the time--the secret is kirsch.

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  6. It was Theatre of Blood (1973) and I was doing work experience on the set design for the theatre they used in Putney, London. The bits I did all went up in flames in the final scenes of the film!

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  7. What a fun post. He used to scare the absolute bejesus out of me in the old Edgar Allen Poe roles. We would scream and carry on and scare ourselves silly. Had never seen the younger photos of him. Amazing. I only remember that time period that libraries had big portraits whose eyes followed you everywhere. Great fun. Pam

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  8. I didn't realize there was a cookbook, Deb. But it makes sense. I love fondue. Oh, Vincent Price is the king of sophistication. For sure.

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  9. Thanks, Pam. Aren't those early photos interesting? I love them.

    Why do you think I've never watched HOUSE OF WAX all the way through? TOO SCARY! Ha!

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  10. Wow, Sue. That sounds as if you had a lot of fun. Do you watch the film now and remember the good old days?? :)

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  11. Theatre of Blood is one of the campy greats--equal parts grisly horror and laugh aloud comedy, with a wonderful premise (a Shakespearian actor kills all the critics who denied him an award--each murder in the manner of one found in Shakespeare's plays), an interesting assortment of British actors, and some surprisingly poignant moments.

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  12. Just the title alone, THEATER OF BLOOD, makes me leery. I so hate the site of Technicolor blood. (Assuming this was in color.) I warned everyone that I'm a chicken. I'm not kidding. :)

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  13. I like so many folks of my age always thought he was British. Great, distinctive voice. Could be menacing or quite quivering and slimy. Many faces indeed

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  14. What could I say about Vincent Price -- I ADORE the man. And what can I say about these photos, except ...... Hubba Hubba! My kind of man in all ways!

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  15. Vincent Price was one of my favorites! It took my daJghter mnay years before she could listen to his monologue at the end of Micheal jackson's song "Thriller"...lol..she was so frightened by his eerie voice as a child!

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  16. Vincent Price is my idol! I absolutely adored him in everything. I have the biography about him written by his daughter. I really need to read it. Thanks for featuring him!

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  17. Iba: For awhile I too thought he was a Brit. Years ago. Until I realized he was one of us. :)

    He had the most distinctive voice.

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  18. Becky girl you and I are in total agreement! I'm going to read his biography written by his daughter. Bev over MY READER'S BLOCK highly recommends it.

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  19. You're welcome, Michelle. That book's on my TBR list as well.

    I think there's a new generation of Vincent lovers springing up all over the place. I hope so.

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  20. Pat: The visuals didn't bother your daughter but the voice did. Ha! That says a lot about the strength of imagination.

    We love Vincent too around these parts, as you can see. :)

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  21. Yvette, the Price is always right here at Team Bartilucci HQ! :-) So Vincent Price is from Missouri? You'll have to show me! :-) All kidding aside, Price was always fun to watch whether he was in urbane thrillers like LAURA or one of his marvelously diabolical thrillers, like Team B's beloved DR. PHIBES movies, or THEATER OF BLOOD. When I was working with our friend, author David Hajdu, one of my duties was to briefly interview stars for VIDEO REVIEW, and I was lucky enough to interview Vincent Price. I have a feeling I might have unwittingly called the great man at a bad time, as it sounded like there was a lot of hubbub in the background. Nevertheless, he was nice enough to give me interviews about LAURA and other films of his -- even a few words about the animated TV series THE 13 GHOSTS OF SCOOBY-DOO, in which he was the voice of Vincent Van Ghoul! What a guy! :-)

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  22. Did you tape the conversation, Dorian. Imagine having that voice all for your very own. Just kidding!

    But oh, lucky you.

    'The Price is Right' HA!

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