Talk:Vincent Price
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[edit] expand
Does anyone know where we can find decent sources of information related to the claims of his involvement in the McCarthy witch hunts and unrequited bisexuality? Cesar.vialpando 02:55, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
His daughter's book. Yes, there is info in his legacy in the library of congress as well.
[edit] Thriller
Wasn't there a rumor that Vincent Price also lent his voice talent to the music video for Thriller? (That mysterious voice that speaks as the zombies are rising from their graves). Knight45 19:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
- A "rumor"? ISTR he was credited in the liner notes.--70.24.207.57 19:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Filmography
I love Vincent Price. I also removed his credit in the 1939 movie, "The Tower Of London," because he only starred in the 1963 remake, not the original.
- If you had checked at IMDb you would have found that he was in both versions and please sign you entries on discussions pages by typing in 4 tildes. MarnetteD | Talk 18:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
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- IMDB is hardly trustworthy.
That is true but in this case they are correct. I have seen both versions and he is in each of them. Once again, please learn to sign your edits on discussion pages by typing four tildes after your edit. MarnetteD | Talk 22:30, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia incorporated
Wouldn't the trivia section be better off incorporated into the article itself chronologically? Is there a Wikipedia reason for having a Trivia section?
---KXL 10 Oct 2006
[edit] spoken word LPs
this page makes no mention of any of Price's spoken word work, including poems by edgar allen poe, scary tales, and an LP about witchcraft and demonology.
I have the witchcraft and demonology one, but have little info on the others, but a quick ebay search will turn up some of them.
E Ghost 15:47, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pork chops?
I have found a video on youtube [[1]] that sounds like Vincent Price saying pork chops and other foods. Has anyone heard of this? And if so, does anyone know where it came from? Mr Vain 07:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
This is a track called "lunch" (or something like that) by The Evolution Control Committee. It may be on Plagarythmn Nation or maybe Double The Phat and Still Tasteless. 167.127.24.25 14:42, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible Pork chops answer
Vincent Price was a frequent guest on "The Muppet Show". Skits he performed in included a cooking show with the Muppets. Since the episodes are available the words could have been taken from one of the skits. Here is a link you can check out:
http://www.muppetcentral.com/guides/episodes/tms/season1/19_price.shtml Philbertgray 01:13, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] First baking powder
I'm not sure about Dr. Price's being the first baking powder. According to the book Twinkie, Deconstructed, the first modern-style baking powder was invented by Eban Horsford and was marketed under the Rumford brand name. There were other attempts at baking powder before that but the book doesn't say what the brand names are. Just because Vincent Price's daughter says that Dr. Price's was the first baking soda doesn't mean that it was, but supporting evidence is hard to find. I searched for Dr. Price's baking powder in Google and there isn't much information. I won't edit anymore unless I find better documentation, but the page 8 part of the book description should go in a reference and not in the body of the article. It disrupts the flow of the article. --Beirne 03:45, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- I would agree that just because Ms Price's book says it was the first that it doesn't mean that it was, that statement can also apply to Twinkie, Deconstructed. If you read the edit closely I did try to point out that he probably wasn't the first, but he was certainly among the most successful. Whatever the specifics of the situation it is notable to the entire Price's family history. In doing research about Oscar Wilde's visit to Leadville, Colorado in 1882 I found an ad for Dr. Price's baking powder in the Leadville newspaper. This research was done in Leadville and I mention this because relying solely on the internet to do one's research has just as many possiblities of being flawed as any other form. Just because no one has written about Dr. Price's contribution on the net doesn't mean that it didn't occur or that it wasn't important. My net research only showed up European precedents for early forms of baking powder but if Mr Horsford is from the US then the edit needs to be adjusted further. It might take a check into the patents for this product thru the 1800's to turn up better information. MarnetteD | Talk 14:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- Fair point about Twinkie, Deconstructed. I tend to give it a bit of credibility, though, because the book was more of a neutral research book than Ms. Price's book. You said that Dr. Price's was the first baking powder in the US, but that is where Rumford appears to actually have been the first. The tricky part here is that Dr. Price's Baking Powder is long gone and the victors write the history. Rumford has the advantage of still existing and being able to influence history. FWIW, Twinkie, Deconstructed puts the creation of modern baking powder at 1859 (see also http://www.rumfordworld.com/htdocs/rumford.htm), and mentions a US patent for a precursor called pearlash in 1790. --Beirne 22:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- I just found I can read page 8 of the daughter's book at Amazon.com. The book quotes Dr. Price's obituary, which puts the baking powder creation at about 1854. It says, that the product was the first "cream of tartar baking powder", which may explain the issue. Rumford's is based on calcium phosphate, which seems to be the basis for modern baking powders. What is still unclear is if there were other baking powders before Dr. Price's. Twinkie, Deconstructed hints that there were other attempts at baking powder before Rumford's but doesn't go into detail. --Beirne 22:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Book source
I've noticed that someone cited a book as a source for one of the sentences on this page, but it wasn't properly cited. You need to also add the page number. It's a pain in the butt, I know, but it is the Wikipedia policy. Other than that, maybe some other things in the article can be sourced via that book? FamicomJL 02:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, as with so much here at wikiP, it is a guideline not a requirment. Only if an article is trying to reach FA status does it become a necessity. The posting of the tag means that you are casting doubt on the entire article most of whoch was written before the referencing guidelines came along. The tag also ignores good faith assumptions on the entries already made. Based on WP:IGNORE it can be moved to the section that it applies to. MarnetteD | Talk 14:25, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Saint – 1945-1951
The Saint – 1945-1951, Old time radio show with Vincent price. A Detective adventure series based on the books by Leslie Charteris. Edgar Barrier first played Simon Templar, aka The Saint, a debonair private detective. He was then played by Vincent Price from July 1947 up until May 1951 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.206.28.62 (talk) 12:29, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bikini Films
I remember seeing Vincent Price in some of the 1960's bikini films. I don't remember if these were the ones with Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello or even "Eric von zipper" (Keenon Wynn was in at least on of those). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.68.159.105 (talk) 12:26, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sexuality
Didn't his daughter confirm that Price was either a closeted gay man or bisexual in her bio? Why no mention? 206.218.208.57 21:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
The book examined Price's sexuality, but found no conclusive evidence that he was gay or bisexual. It did however mention his early anti-semitism and pro-Nazism, together with his involvement with the HUAC in 1954, which should be mentioned in the article. (Smythloan (talk) 21:42, 21 November 2007 (UTC))
The book hints very strongly that Vincent was bisexual, actually. I would also suggest reading this article that his daughter wrote for a gay publication: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1999_Nov_9/ai_57155928 Vincent's sexuality should definetly be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.169.16 (talk) 12:05, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge Mary Grant Price to Vincent Price
Only 31 Google hits. IMDB does not show anything meeting WP:BIO. Was going to AfD, but it would be better to merge to Vincent Price —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlohcierekim (talk • contribs) 00:27, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
- It was kind of the editor who began a page for Mary but there just isn't enough to sustain a seperate page. The info that isn't already in this article should be merged, probably into the family section. Thanks Dlohcierekim, for suggestiong this. MarnetteD | Talk 01:00, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
- You're welcome. I feel a fond nostalgia for Mr. Price from my childhood that seems to have spilled over here. But I think the two articles should be merged unless there is notability I could not uncover. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 03:35, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
- I'm going to agree that these two should be merged. There isn't enough information/notability to sustain a solitary page for Mary Grant Price, but it seems worthy of mention in Vincent Price's page because of her contributions in film and his life. Isaiah (talk) 15:00, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, I agree as well. Unless anyone can provide more information with sources to Mary's page, it should be merged into the family section of Vince's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeathRattle101 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'm going to agree that these two should be merged. There isn't enough information/notability to sustain a solitary page for Mary Grant Price, but it seems worthy of mention in Vincent Price's page because of her contributions in film and his life. Isaiah (talk) 15:00, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- It cold be merged. However, if there is more information about her life work and its importance (if so), I wouldn't force it. I also wouldnt like the information to be excessively reduced when merged.--20-dude (talk) 20:13, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome. I feel a fond nostalgia for Mr. Price from my childhood that seems to have spilled over here. But I think the two articles should be merged unless there is notability I could not uncover. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 03:35, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] replacing and moving links around but...
Tried to link to a better version (the best of many versions) of Three Skeleton Key, also including it in a "Listen to" section as found on other pages. Was about to remove Three Skeleton Key from the links section, and move Bloodbath to the newly created "Listen to" section when I noticed my original post was deleted. So, I gave up for now. January 6 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.144.64 (talk) 23:34, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] deleted
...And then you delete what I posted here. Good show.
- Of course it wasn't deleted. New items on talk pages go at the bottom of the page not the top. Perhaps you are too lazy to scroll down a page to see what is going on. You would do well to read the MoS and take the tutorial.MarnetteD | Talk 16:00, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] what about his first wife?
Why should'nt his first wife be included in the article also? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.122.138 (talk) 03:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Commissioner of Indian Arts and Crafts board
I have seen a 1968 copy of "Native American Arts" published by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, that lists Vincent Price as its chairman and one of its commissioners. This seems like a fairly significant position that isn't included in the article right now. 137.82.191.103 (talk) 18:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Career Change
Is there any citable evidence that Price was "forced" into making low-budget thrillers in the 1950s because he was blacklisted for political reasons? Cranston Lamont (talk) 21:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- None that I have heard of, in any case. Wildhartlivie (talk) 07:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers priority assessment
Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie (talk) 07:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Welsh heritage/family
Vincent has links to the country, although I am not sure exactly what they are. Does anyone know or have a reference for this? If we could find out exactly what the connections are, the Welsh stuff could be included in the article. Sky83 (talk) 16:55, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
