Vincent Price

Today we look at a very special soul. He is most famously known for his role in The House on Haunted Hill. I am speaking of the great Vincent Price. Born Vincent Leonard Price II, he was an American actor that specialized in horror movies, and was well known for his distinctive voice. His voice was so well known that he even was the voice on the famous Michael Jackson hit, "Thriller".
He also did a voice over for Alice Cooper's first solo album "Welcome to my Nightmare".
Do you ever think of Mr. Price while while watching that old TV show, "The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo"? Well, it's because he voiced the character Vincent Van Ghoul, a character which aided Scooby and his nephew Scrappy-Doo in capturing thirteen deadly demons.
Tim Burton was a good friend of Mr. Price's. In fact, Mr. Price voiced the narrator on the Tim Burton film "Vincent", a film inspired by Mr. Price himself. He also worked with Mr. Burton on his most notable last appearance "Edward Scissorhands", playing the inventor who created Edward.

And, of course, who could forget that Mr. Price was a gourmet chef and well known art collector. He often appeared on the late night talk show "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", one time showing how to pouch a fish with a dishwasher.
In addition to this eccentric event, Mr. Price, as mentioned before, was a serious and passionate art collector. From 1962 to 1971, Sears, Roebuck sold approximately 50,000 pieces of fine art to the generalized public. These pieces included artists from Dali to Piccaso.
He was married three times and had two children: Vincent Barret Price and Mary Victoria Price.
He and his second wife donated hundreds of works of art along with a hefty sum of money to found the Vincent and Mary Price Gallery at East Los Angeles College in the early 1960's.

Unfortunately, Price was a life long smoker, which caused him to contract emphysema. He had also developed Parkinson's Disease, which sadly cut his role short in the Tim Burton film "Edward Scissorhands". He died of Lung Cancer, and he now resides in the afterlife with all of my fiendish friends.

For a complete list of Vincent Price's films, please visit the link provided.

So long for now kiddies. And remember, be safe, or you will pay the price. Happy haunting, and don't sleep too badly.

-Dr. Halloween