Trivia

He formed an American Revolutionary War battle re-enactment group in Massachusetts, known as the British 10th Regiment of Foot. He carefully made sure that the recreated British uniforms from 1775 were as authentic as possible.

The 10th Regiment is still in existence after thirty years and still re-enacts the Battle of Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, every year.

As a professional photographer in the late 1950s his work has been published in Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, Argosy, Popular Photography and many other leading publications.

Attended the American Theatre Wing Professional Training Program for veterans and graduated from Columbia University with a BFA in Motion Picture and Television Production.

Of Irish and Canadian-French parentage, Vincent was brought up and went to school in Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended MIT in 1940-1941 and Boston University in 1942.

Served in the U.S. Signal Corps during World War II and earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart before working as a make-up artist in post-war years and subsequently in charge of over 3,000 TV, film and stage shows. He was later president and Director of Research for the Research Council of Make-up Artists, Inc.