“PLGTOU, OV IPGGSY….. (Please refer to your newspaper for complete puzzle.)
TODAY’S CLUE: Z = S
ANSWER: “ACTING, NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY, IS THE SAME KIND OF ART AS A PIANIST OR A VIOLINIST … WE INTERPRET THE SCRIPT.” — VINCENT PRICE
VINCENT PRICE
MAY 27, 1911 – OCTOBER 25, 1993 • AGED 82 • AMERICAN ACTOR & HORROR ICON
🍬 A FAMILY FORTUNE IN BAKING POWDER
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri, into a prosperous family. His grandfather helped build the family’s fortune through Dr. Price’s Baking Powder, while his father became president of the National Candy Company.
🎭 A SCHOLAR TAKES THE STAGE
Price graduated from Yale University in 1933 and continued studying art in London. His interest in theater led to a professional stage debut in 1935, followed by Broadway performances before he entered Hollywood.
🕯️ A HORROR STAR IS BORN!
Price’s chilling performance as a sinister wax sculptor in House of Wax (1953) helped establish him as a horror-film star. The movie was released in 3-D, giving audiences an especially memorable experience inside the terrifying wax museum.
📚 MASTER OF THE MACABRE
During the 1960s, Price starred in a series of Gothic horror films directed by Roger Corman and inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Raven became enduring examples of his theatrical style and unmistakable voice.
🎨 AN ART LOVER WITH A TASTE FOR COOKING
Away from the screen, Price was a passionate art collector who helped establish an art gallery at East Los Angeles College. He also loved gourmet cooking and co-authored A Treasury of Great Recipes with his wife Mary in 1965.
🌟 A VOICE THAT STILL GIVES US CHILLS
Price delivered the spooky spoken-word passage in Michael Jackson’s Thriller and appeared in Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990). He died on October 25, 1993, exactly 33 years before today’s puzzle date, leaving a lasting legacy in horror and popular culture.
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