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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Lawrence C. Vincent<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY - Lawrence C. Vincent, 92, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Actors Fund Home. He was born June 2, 1920 in Detroit, MI, the son of Oliver and Pearl Vincent. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Mr. Vincent was a character actor, stage manager and director in New York and Ohio for more than 50 years, and was also a professor of Theater Arts from 1951 until his retirement from teaching in 1982. During that time he directed more than 70 productions, and helped launch the professional careers of many students who remained friends throughout his life. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>He served as head of the Theater Arts Department at Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. Before that, he was the head of the Theater Arts Department at Edinboro State Teachers College (now Edinboro University) in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, where he raised his family with his wife Margaret (Cotton), deceased, who was also an actor, stage manager, and director.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Mr. Vincent began his acting career at The Cleveland Playhouse, and performed in summer stock productions at Cain Park Theatre in Cleveland Hts. From 1955 to 1963 he appeared in a variety of roles, and served as stage manager and acting coach to the resident company at Musicarnival in Cleveland. In addition, he performed in many summer stock productions for Kenley Players, from 1964 to 1982. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>After he retired from teaching, he spent many years as a character actor in New York for film, television and theatre. A highlight of his acting career was playing the role of Windy in the 1989 production of “Showboat” at the Papermill Playhouse in New Jersey, which aired on “Great Performances,” a PBS television special.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>He retired to the Actor's Fund Home in 2003, where he served as head of the Residents’ Council. </span><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Mr. Vincent was a member of Actor's Equity, Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Recording Artists. </span><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>He served as a Japanese language interpreter in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, and was responsible for assisting in the surrender of numerous Japanese troops in the Pacific Theater. <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Mr. Vincent is survived by his children Eleanor Vincent, of Oakland, California, Catherine DiNardo and her husband Gene of Hiram, Ohio, and Paul Vincent and his wife Kathy Presciano of Ashtabula, Ohio, and by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>Celebrations of his life will be held in Englewood, NJ and Cleveland, OH later this spring. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Actors Fund Home at 155-175 West Hudson Avenue, Englewood, NJ 07631. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>