RIP Angela Lansbury
Seven years ago, I wrote a post to celebrate Angela Lansbury’s 90th birthday. Sadly, today it’s about her passing away. There’s been an outpouring of love, anecdotes and stories about her life and career on social media. I was particularly moved by this set of tweets by John Bull (@garius):
Lansbury had been there. She was a star of the golden age. She KNEW how hard it was, and how lucky she was to have Murder She Wrote later in life.
— John Bull (@garius) October 12, 2022
Ever wondered why so many old hollywood and TV faded legends show up randomly in Murder She Wrote?
Lansbury.
If you were struggling for cash or minimum appearances you reached out to Lansbury. She'd get you a part on Murder She Wrote. Might not be a big one. But it would be a credit, it would be paid, and it would COUNT.
— John Bull (@garius) October 12, 2022
And she did the same for young actors struggling to start out too
This is my all time favourite quote about her by Matthew J.X. Malady from his 2014 piece in The Awl titled “Watching Every Episode of 'Murder She Wrote”: "You all can keep Beyoncé, Angela Lansbury is the one true queen, king, dame, diva."
RIP Angela Lansbury (16 October 1925 – 11 October 2022).
