Master of Fowl Play
Today would have been the 100th birthday of Vincent Price.
Pause in your week-end to celebrate the centennial of this funny, gentle actor, bon vivant, & scholar.
Check out Egghead, Price Prospero, Dr. Phibes, or "The Whales of August."
TCM should have shown some of his films.
WANTED: RM Robin & P. Parker heads; Batman "waffle" gloves; mint Wolfman tights; Knights', Merry Men, Conan, & Dale Arden swords; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula head;T1 GGoblin body (in good shape but can restring); POTA Soldier Ape minty bandolier; yellow bridle & stirrups; POTA Stallion complete set of tack; Fighting Furies Spanish & Buccaneer outfits & boxed Hook.
He could make a good movie scary without using the gross out factor.Didn't always need blood and gore.
Last edited by wayne foundation 07; May 27, '12 at 12:43 PM.
Invincible Ironing Man
He was a great actor, a kind man and true gentleman. Someone to be admired.
Christopher Lee turned 90 this month...
Btw, that Vincent Price artwork is fantastic!
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"Everything has an end.
Except sausages, which have two..."
They ran "House on Haunted Hill" on the Bay Area Me-TV Svengoolie last night. Happy Birthday Vincent!
"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."
Belgian Ba(t)d Boy
Always been a fan. Horror, Edgar Allan Poe, Batman, ... he was involved with everything I like
"...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe
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^Me, too--absolutely my favorite character actor.
And capable of fine dramatic work, too (Mostly for Fox, where he was under contract):
Laura
Leave Her to Heaven
Houseof the Seven Gables
Song of Bernadette
Dragonwyck
Baron of Arizona
While the City Sleeps
The Whales of August
WANTED: RM Robin & P. Parker heads; Batman "waffle" gloves; mint Wolfman tights; Knights', Merry Men, Conan, & Dale Arden swords; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula head;T1 GGoblin body (in good shape but can restring); POTA Soldier Ape minty bandolier; yellow bridle & stirrups; POTA Stallion complete set of tack; Fighting Furies Spanish & Buccaneer outfits & boxed Hook.
I'm almost ashamed to say I knew him best from Batman, and the 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo for years. A fine actor, perhaps over-typecast, but he never seemed to mind much.
They don't make them like that anymore.
Chris
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes is on my top-10-list of cherished films. I've seen it dozens of times--very funny, beautifully designed.
Fright-wise, his turn as the decaying M. Valdemar in "Tales of Terror" really terrified me--I remember sleeping on my parents' floor when I first saw it. Now of course, his makeup just looks like butterscotch syrup lol.
WANTED: RM Robin & P. Parker heads; Batman "waffle" gloves; mint Wolfman tights; Knights', Merry Men, Conan, & Dale Arden swords; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula head;T1 GGoblin body (in good shape but can restring); POTA Soldier Ape minty bandolier; yellow bridle & stirrups; POTA Stallion complete set of tack; Fighting Furies Spanish & Buccaneer outfits & boxed Hook.
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