As a "pre-war anti Nazi sympathizer," he was greylisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s-until, in a desperate gesture, he signed a secret oath that saved his career. An actor of range, he starred in both the film noir milestone Laura and the Biblical classic The Ten Commandments. In this elegant biography-cum-memoir, Victoria Price reveals a man both complex and human. Late in Price's life, however, he and his daughter were brought together again for some of their most memorable time together. Victoria was a girl of twelve, and her new stepmother resented the strong relationship between father and daughter, and consequently did much to keep the two apart. That is, until Price married his third wife, the headstrong and independent actress, Coral Browne. Victoria adored him, and despite his harrowing schedule, their relationship was close. Though the star's busy film schedule took him in and out of his young daughter's life, he was always a larger-than-life presence and, simply, her father. His daughter Victoria was born shortly before Price turned 51, at the height of his popularity. In addition to being an icon of stage and screen large and small, Price was also an avid art collector, a gourmand, a dashing and relentless charmer, and a loving father. Vincent Price is a true Hollywood legend, whose vast and distinguished career-as the voice of The Saint on the radio, in such unforgettable films as House of Wax and The Fly, and on the Broadway stage-spanned more than a half-century.
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