Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born on May 27, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of the four children of Vincent Leonard Price, … See more

Early film roles
Price started out in films as a character actor. He made his film debut in Service de Luxe (1938), … See more

Price was a gourmet cook, and he authored several cookbooks with his second wife, Mary. These include:
• A Treasury of Great Recipes (1965)
• Mary … See more

Price suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and Parkinson's disease. His symptoms were especially severe during the filming of Edward Scissorhands, requiring his filming schedule to be shortened. His illness also contributed to his … See more

Price, who studied art history at Yale, was an art lover and collector. He was a commissioner of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board See more

Price married three times. His first marriage was in 1938 to former actress Edith Barrett; they had one son, poet and columnist Vincent Barrett Price. Edith and Price divorced in … See more

The A&E Network aired an episode of Biography the night following Price's death, highlighting his horror-film career, but because of its … See more