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Happy 100th Birthday Vincent Price!

Vincent Price, the horror icon that needs no introduction, was born 100 years ago today, May 27, 1911.  The St. Louis native and actor made quite a name for himself portraying an array of great characters in over 50 years of acting.  Though the man with the twisted mustache and arched eyebrows unfortunately passed away in 1993, Price left behind a rich film legacy.  The Fly, House of Wax, The House on Haunted Hill, The Pit and The Pendulum, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, are just some of the many horror films that Price became  known for.  Though he strayed from the horror genre at times, it is his fright features that fans most remember.  Yet, Price was also known to be an avid art collector and an expert chef.  This classically trained actor became even more popular later in his life with the inclusion of his creepy voice in the Michael Jackson music video “Thriller” and playing The Inventor in the Tim Burton classic Edward Scissorhands.  If you are a fan of this amazing actor and the long legacy of iconic characters he created, celebrate the life of Vincent Price by seeing one of the many films that benefited from this talented St. Louis native.  Happy Birthday Vincent Price!

Vincentennial ends this weekend with Vincent Price’s daughter speaking tonight about her father at Missouri History Museum’s Lee Auditorium tonight and a free outdoor screening of Edward Scissorhands in Forest Park on Saturday.  Visit www.vincentennial.com for more information.

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Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.