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Mary Victoria Price (born April 27, 1962) is an American public speaker and the author of the memoir, ''The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self'' and ''Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography''. She currently spends much of her time traveling and speaking about the life of her father,
Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor. He was known for his work in the horror film genre, mostly portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price ...
, as well as discussing self-development topics.


Early life

Price was born April 27, 1962, at St John's Hospital in
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, to actor Vincent Price and his second wife,
Mary Grant Price Mary Grant Price (20 February 1917 – 2 March 2002) was a Welsh-American costume designer who worked in theatre and film. She worked professionally under the name Mary Grant. She began her career on Broadway in the mid-1930s, first as an assis ...
. She has one older half-sibling, Vincent Barrett Price, born in 1940 to Vincent Price's first wife
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. Victoria Price has a bachelor's degree in art history and theater from
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.


Career

Price has taught at the
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, the
New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU or Highlands) is a public university in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1893, it has satellite campuses in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Farmington and Roswell. NMHU has an average a ...
, and the Philos School, an alternative arts-and-humanities school in Santa Fe. She has worked as an
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, and has appeared on HGTV and in many design publications. She is also an interfaith/interspiritual minister, having been ordained in 2016. She is an inspirational speaker, giving talks internationally on creativity, spirituality, wellness, art and design, as well as on the life of her father and other topics. She was on the board of the
Vincent Price Art Museum The Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) is an art museum located at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, US. The museum is named after American actor Vincent Price who donated portions of his personal art collection to the college i ...
in California. She also appeared in the movie ''
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'', her father's last feature film, where she played a newscaster.


Selected publications

Price is the author of the inspirational memoir, ''The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self'' (Ixia Press/Dover, 2018) and ''Living Love: 12 Heart-Centered Practices to Transform Your Life'' (ixia Press/Dover, 2020). In 1999, Price wrote ''Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography'', and released an updated version with changed acknowledgements in 2014 and 2019. She has also written the preface for a 50th anniversary edition of ''A Treasury of Great Recipes'', a cookbook written by Vincent Price and his wife Mary.


Personal life

Price has been a nomad since 2016. She her own blog, Daily Practice of Joy. Although Victoria is the daughter of a horror icon, she is not a fan of horror films, but she is a fan of horror film fans. She often attends and speaks at horror conventions.


References


External links

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Daily Practice of Joy by Victoria Price
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