Women in the Horror Films of Vincent Price

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by Jonathan Malcolm Lampley

Type

Studies

Subject

Actor > Vincent Price

Keywords

Vincent Price, women, actresses, horror

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 212 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-3678-1

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Book Presentation:
Many of the key films in the career of horror icon Vincent Price (1911–1993) contain commentaries both obvious and subtle on the role of women, not only in the context of the times in which the films were created, but also during the historical periods depicted in the storylines. This examination of Price’s horror films focuses on how the principal female characters—portrayed by such notable actresses as Barbara Steele, Hazel Court and Diana Rigg, to name but a few—are simultaneously villains, victims and objects of veneration. Also considered are issues of gender and sexuality as addressed in Vincent Price’s most memorable movies.

Included are dozens of rare production stills and a selected filmography that provides significant background information on the films cited.

About the Author:
Jonathan Malcolm Lampley is a prolific contributor to many popular-culture periodicals and publications.

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