THE HORROR SHOW

ANTHONY PERKINS

"The Horror Show" was a 1979 television special that presented a history of horror movies hosted by Anthony Perkins, and featuring clips from scores of fantasy, horror and science fiction movie classics. Perkins is well known in the horror genre from is role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller "Psycho". ANTHONY PERKINS From IMDB: Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. Perkins attended the Brooks School, the Browne & Nichols School, Columbia University and Rollins College. He made his screen debut in "The Actress" (1953), and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in "Friendly Persuasion" (1956). Four years later, he appeared in what would be his most noted role, Norman Bates in "Psycho" (1960), memorializing him into film history forever. He passed away on 12 September 1992 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Califonria, USA. Below is the opening for the special: "The Horror Show" - opening from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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Internet Movie Data Base "The Horror Show"	Brian W. Fairbanks - Writer "Anthony Perkins"	Internet Movie Data Base "Actor Profile: Anthony Perkins"
YouTube "The Horror show (1979) with commercials"	Virtual History "Anthony Perkins"	The Terror Trap "Anthony Perkins"

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