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LIFE OF VINCENT PRICE: 1951 - 1960 Vincent's film career became more focused during this decade. He became more and more associated with villains and horror. He also did an enormous amount of work on television. |
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January 1951. Vincent would later write a book about his beloved dog, The Book of Joe. |
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February 1951. Vincent and Mary invent a one-piece tuxedo! |
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February 1951 |
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June 1951 |
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July 1951 |
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July 1951 |
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August 1951 |
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November 1951 |
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December 1951 |
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December 1951 |
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December 1951. Article about Pictura in two parts. |
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1951 |
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December 1951 |
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Price and Flynn reunited! December 1951. |
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December 21, 1951 |
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December 24, 1951. More about Pictura. |
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December 25, 1951 |
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December 28, 1951 |
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Wow! February 12, 1952 |
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March 1952 |
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March 1952 |
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April 1952 |
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April 22, 1952. A nice piece from his hometown newspaper, The St. Louis Post Dispatch. |
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May 8, 1952 |
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May 10, 1952 |
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Back to his stage success, and with his former costar, on the radio! June 22, 1952 |
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July 1952 |
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August 1952 |
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October 1952 |
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December 1952 |
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December 14, 1952 |
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December 15, 1952 |
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February 12, 1953. The totem pole was eventually returned to Alaska. |
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February 1953 |
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Vincent Price: fashion model! March 18, 1953. |
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March 1953 |
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1953 |
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While House of Wax was still in the theaters! July 1953. |
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September 1953 |
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December 1953 |
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Vincent and Mary Price in 1953. |
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The couple became leaders in promoting the arts in Hollywood. |
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December 1953 |
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March 1954. Death Takes a Holiday. |
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March 1954 |
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April 1954. Another return to his hometown. |
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May 1954 |
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June 4, 1954. A pity Vincent never did get to direct. |
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June 1954 |
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"The most important role of his career." Obviously, DeMille must have written that! June 1954 |
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July 2, 1954 |
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July 18, 1954 |
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September 11, 1954 |
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October 10, 1954 |
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November 11, 1954 |
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February 27, 1955 |
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March 6, 1955 |
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May 31, 1955. Interesting ad for the film, seeing that Price's role was unbilled. |
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June 2, 1955 |
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June 10, 1955 |
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July 8, 1955 |
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July 22, 1955 |
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August 18, 1955 |
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September 18, 1955 |
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September 22, 1955 |
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November 7, 1955 |
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January 14, 1956 |
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March 31, 1956 |
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April 3, 1956 |
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May 5, 1956 |
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May 8, 1956 |
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May 16, 1956 |
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June 11, 1956 |
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June 24, 1956 |
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July 12, 1956 |
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July 12, 1956 |
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July 23, 1956 |
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October 1, 1956 |
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October 4, 1956 |
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October 12, 1956 |
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October 23, 1956 |
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October 28, 1956 |
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November 1, 1956 |
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November 4, 1956 |
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November 14, 1956 |
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November 18, 1956 |
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November 20, 1956 |
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January 10, 1957 |
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January 17, 1957 |
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January 20, 1957 |
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January 22, 1957 |
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January 27, 1957 |
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January 31, 1957 |
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February 2, 1957 |
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February 20, 1957 |
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March 12, 1957 |
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March 15, 1957. Six years after making the film, Vincent wins his lawsuit. |
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April 16, 1957 |
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April 16, 1957 |
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April 17, 1957 |
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April 21, 1957 |
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April 25, 1957 |
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July 28, 1957 |
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August 4, 1957 |
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August 31, 1957 |
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September 10, 1957 |
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September 10, 1957 |
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October 11, 1957 |
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November 7, 1957 |
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November 7, 1957 |
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December 8, 1957 |
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December 8, 1957 |
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December 9, 1957 |
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January 25, 1958 |
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February 18, 1957 |
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February 19, 1958 |
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March 3, 1958 |
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March 8, 1958 |
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1958. A Price relative makes the social pages. |
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April 19, 1958 |
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April 20, 1958 |
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April 20, 1958. I wonder where those lucky kids are today? |
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April 26, 1958 |
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May 4, 1958 |
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May 11, 1958 |
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June 7, 1958 |
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July 11, 1958. Vincent hosts his own show. The only problem is, it isn't very good! |
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July 18, 1958 |
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July 25, 1958 |
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August 23, 1958 |
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October 17, 1958 |
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October 8, 1958. The scandals surrounding game shows in the 1950's affected Vincent, too. |
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December 10, 1958 |
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December 21, 1958 |
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Barrett Price and Joe DiMaggio Jr. in a press photo from the late 1950's. |
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January 19, 1959 |
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February 22, 1959 |
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March 11, 1959 |
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March 15, 1959 |
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April 19, 1959 |
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May 17, 1959. Can you just imagine? |
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May 18, 1959 |
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May 21, 1959 |
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May 24, 1959 |
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June 5, 1959. "Unlikely King of Horror Films" |
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June 6, 1959 |
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June 23, 1959 |
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June 23, 1959 |
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July 11, 1959 |
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July 14, 1959 |
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August 23, 1959 |
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August 29, 1959 |
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August 31, 1959 |
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September 16, 1959 |
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September 23, 1959. Harsh headline. |
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October 25, 1959 |
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October 27, 1959 |
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October 27, 1959 |
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October 30, 1959 |
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November 6, 1959 |
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November 8, 1959 |
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November 8, 1959. Vincent's unique autobiography is published. |
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November 29, 1959 |
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December 6, 1959 |
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December 10, 1959 |
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January 3, 1959 |
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January 10, 1959 |
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January 13, 1960. An unmade William Castle film? |
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January 17, 1960 |
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January 24, 1960 |
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February 5, 1960 |
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February 8, 1960 |
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February 13, 1960 |
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February 14, 1960. Really great 2-part article from his hometown newspaper. |
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February 21, 1960. Some criticism of Vincent's art knowledge. |
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February 24, 1960. A never-made Poe film that predates Usher. |
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March 6, 1960 |
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March 6, 1960 |
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March 6, 1960. An autograph party! |
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March 9, 1960 |
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March 11, 1960 |
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March 12, 1960 |
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March 14, 1960 |
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March 20, 1960 |
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March 24, 1960 |
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April 12, 1960 |
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April 1960. Vincent delivers a lecture at his former high school in St. Louis. |
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April 25, 1960 |
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April 26, 1960 |
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May 4, 1960. What a surprise party! |
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May 8, 1960 |
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May 13, 1960 |
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June 2, 1960 |
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June 3, 1960 |
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June 3, 1960 |
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June 23, 1960 |
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One of several turning points in Price's career was when small studio American-International Pictures offered him the lead in a planned adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story: Fall of the House of Usher. |
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June 23, 1960. Usher costar Myrna Fahey on making the film. |
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July 1, 1960 |
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July 15, 1960. Mark Damon, another costar of Usher. |
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July 15, 1960 |
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July 15, 1960. Vincent the Kennedy supporter. |
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August 14, 1960 |
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August 21, 1960. Another milestone in Vincent's career. |
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August 25, 1960 |
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August 30, 1960 |
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September 11, 1960. A multi-page article about club women, written by Vincent Price for The Daily News Texan. |
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September 4, 1960. Granger was replaced by Maximilian Schell. |
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September 18, 1960 |
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September 24, 1960 |
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October 7, 1960. The making of Master of the World. |
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October 13, 1960 |
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October 14, 1960 |
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October 21, 1960 |
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October 28, 1960 |
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November 21, 1960 |
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November 21, 1960. A TV series. |
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November 27, 1960. Vincent plays Richelieu again. |
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November 30, 1960 |
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November 30, 1960. "The Ghoul with Sex Appeal"! |
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December 1, 1960 |
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December 1, 1960 |
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December 3, 1960 |
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December 7, 1960 |
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December 10, 1960 |
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December 11, 1960 |
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December 15, 1960 |
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December 25, 1960 |
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December 25, 1960. A very unusual TV special in his home town. |
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December 30, 1960 |
