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RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:51 pm
by silverscreenselect
Star of Murder She Wrote and Oscar nominee for The Manchurian Candidate.
Age 96
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 235239215/
Re: RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 2:12 pm
by franktangredi
As good as her screen work was, it paled in comparison to her stage work. I was lucky enough to see her on stage four times - once in
Gypsy and three times in
Sweeney Todd. She was mesmerizing.
Re: RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 2:55 pm
by mellytu74
Lucky to see her several times.
The end of her run in Mame, when I was a teenager and the revival of Blithe Spirit a few years ago (with Rupert Everett and Christine Ebersole),
Re: RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:12 pm
by SportsFan68
I haven't read an obit yet, but I know I'll be surprised at some of her accomplishments and will be delighted to relive many memories.
Mom used to have us over for Sunday dinner, then we would watch Murder, She Wrote and guess the murderer. I remember one in particular -- I figured out that the guy committed suicide and made it look like a murder to get at least one of his unsavory acquaintances in trouble.
She was amazing -- I liked her better than I did Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls.
Re: RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:47 pm
by Estonut
mellytu74 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 2:55 pm
Lucky to see her several times.
The end of her run in Mame, when I was a teenager and the revival of Blithe Spirit a few years ago (with Rupert Everett and Christine Ebersole),
I had tickets to see her in "Blithe Spirit" in L.A. a few years ago. Unfortunately, she was under the weather and we saw her understudy instead. Angela's reviews at the time were great.
As the story linked below says, "all sorts of great stories about the beloved acting legend are resurfacing."
Here's one that surprised me:
Manson, She Wrote: How Angela Lansbury saved her daughter from joining Charles Manson's cult
RIP, Angela
Re: RIP Angela Lansbury
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:28 pm
by Ritterskoop
They are dimming the marquee lights in her honor tonight for one minute at 7:45pm ET.
The statement from the Broadway League said they are happy to share her with Hollywood.
Every time somebody says how did she not win any of those 12 straight Emmy nominations, I would say she could manage just fine with five Tonys (now six, after her lifetime award, which is not a competitive award but it's still way more than most of us will ever have). It was quite a while before Audra MacDonald broke that record.