Vincent+Price+Relationship

// Vincent Price relationship 1982-1993  //

In 1980, Tim Burton met his life time hero, Vincent Price. Price did the voice over for Burton’s short film ‘Vincent’. The two became good friends and remained so until Price’s death in 1993. As Burton was distanced from his parents, more emotionally than physically, Price was an unofficial father figure in Burton’s life. One of Price’s last performances was as the inventor in Burton’s beloved Edward Scissorhands project. Price describes Burton as “really in love with films and is a wonderful kind of mad fellow”. In Edward Scissorhands, Edward’s ‘father’/mentor in played by Vincent Price and Edward (played by Johnny Depp) goes to Price’s character for help and advise. This is much the same as the Burton and Price relationship. A year after Price’s death in 1994 Burton made ‘Ed Wood’ starring Johnny Depp and Martin Landau, who Burton had seen acting in ‘The Twilight Zone’. Ed Wood is about Edward D. Wood Jr. (Depp),who was named the worst director in history, and his relationship with Bela Lugosi, a horror actor from the 30’s. This relationship between actor and director reflects the one between Price and Burton.

Photos: Vincent Price, Price with Burton on set of Edwars scissorhands, Ed Wood (Johnny depp) and Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau).

Note: In title dates are from when Burton first met Price not Prices living dates :)