- Keith Prentice
infobox actor
birthdate=birth date|1940|2|21
birthplace=city-state|Dayton|Ohio
deathdate=death date and age|1992|9|27|1940|2|21
deathplace=city-state|Kettering|Ohio
occupation=Stage,film ,television actor Keith Prentice (
February 21 1940 –September 27 ,1992 ) was aDayton, Ohio -born American soap opera actor who appeared on "Dark Shadows " as Morgan Collins in the 1841 Parallel Time storyline during the final months on the air in 1971.Prentice studied in
New York City at theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts . His stage musical credits include "Sail Away ", "The Sound of Music ", "Paint Your Wagon ", and "The King and I ". In 1968 he appeared off-Broadway in the non-musical "The Boys in the Band ", a controversial play featuring gay characters at a dramatic birthday party. After completing the movie version of "Boys in the Band" in 1970, he joined the cast of "Dark Shadows ". Keith, who wasgay , was a friend and frequent house guest ofLouis Edmonds and his lover Bryce.citation |title=Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows |first=Craig |last=Hamrick |publisher=iUniverse |year=2003 |isbn=0595290299 |page=91 ]In 1982, he co-founded Kettering Theatre Under The Stars, and directed summer shows there through the year of his death. He died of
cancer onSeptember 27 ,1992 inKettering, Ohio . [cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR101893.html |title=Keith Prentice |publisher=Variety |date=December 8 ,1992 |accessdate=2008-03-05 ] His cancer may have been AIDS-related.References
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