Larry Vincent
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Vincent as Seymour in 1973
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Born
| Francis Fitzgerald Vincent
(
1924-06-14
)
June 14, 1924
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Died
| March 8, 1975
(1975-03-08)
(aged 50)
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Other names
| Seymour, Captain Starr
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Years active
| 1960
-
1975
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Francis Fitzgerald "Larry" Vincent
(June 14, 1924?March 8, 1975) was an American television
horror host
, famed for his character
Seymour,
who presented?and heckled?low-budget horror and science fiction movies on
Fright Night
on
KHJ-TV
and
Seymour's Monster Rally
on
KTLA
, both local stations in
Los Angeles
between 1969 and 1974. He was noted for his style of criticizing the movies he presented in an offbeat and funny manner, usually appearing in a small window which would pop up in the corner, tossing a quip, then vanishing again. Sometimes he would, using blue-screen, appear in the middle of the movie, apparently interacting with the characters in the movie.
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Early career
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Born in
Massachusetts
as Francis Fitzgerald Vincent, Vincent was to star in several episodes of
The New Three Stooges
in 1965. He also had small roles on
Get Smart
,
Mission: Impossible
,
The Flying Nun
, and
I Dream of Jeannie
.
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But before moving to
Los Angeles, California
, he was "Captain Starr" on
WFBM
in
Indianapolis
in the 1960s, as one of a trio of hosts, along with
Harlow Hickenlooper
and
Curley Myers
for children's programing, which showed the old
Three Stooges
shorts, as well as skits for an in-studio audience of children which usually ended up with pie-in-the face comedy and songs from the hosts. In 1968, he became staff director for
KHJ-TV
.
Horror host
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From 1969 to 1974 Vincent was the host for the horror shows
Fright Night
on KHJ-TV and
Seymour's Monster Rally
on KTLA.
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Later years
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In addition to his television duties, Vincent served as
Knott's Berry Farm
's inaugural "Ghost Host," in 1973 at Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt.
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Shortly after his shows ended, Vincent quickly succumbed to
stomach cancer
and died on March 9, 1975.
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He left behind four daughters, Diane, Valerie, Beth, Kathryn, and one son, Daniel.
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citation needed
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On at least occasion, Larry Vincent appeared at the University of California, Riverside campus for an all night sleep-in and science fiction movie festival.
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citation needed
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Filmography
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References
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External links
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