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Bonanno 1987, pp.19–21, 27–33; Edelman & Kupferberg 1996, pp.69–71, 75; Gottfried 1999, pp.79–80, 84, 87, 91–94, 97–99. Barnes, Mike (February 21, 2016). "Mary Weaver Dodson, Art Director on 'Murder, She Wrote', Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016 . Retrieved March 13, 2016. Herb Edelman as Artie Gelber (7 episodes, 1992–1995), a NYPD Lieutenant and Jessica's friend. Edelman had previously appeared as various characters in the series pilot, the season 2 episode "Murder by Appointment Only", and the season 3 episode "Murder in a Minor Key". Richard Paul as Sam Booth (7 episodes, 1986–89, 1991–1992), the genial, ineffectual mayor of Cabot Cove who is elected on his campaign promise to do nothing. In 1946, Lansbury played her first American character as Em, a honky-tonk saloon singer in the Oscar-winning Wild West musical The Harvey Girls; [36] her singing was dubbed by Virginia Reese. [37] She appeared in The Hoodlum Saint (1946), Till the Clouds Roll By (1947), If Winter Comes (1947), Tenth Avenue Angel (1948), The Three Musketeers (1948), State of the Union (1948) and The Red Danube (1949). Lansbury was loaned by MGM first to United Artists for The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947), and then to Paramount for Samson and Delilah (1949). [38] She appeared as a villainous maidservant in Kind Lady (1951) and a French adventuress in Mutiny (1952). [39] Turning to radio, in 1948, Lansbury appeared in an audio adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage for NBC University Theatre and the following year, she starred in their adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. [40] Moving into television, she appeared in a 1950 episode of Robert Montgomery Presents adapted from A.J. Cronin's The Citadel. [41] Mid career [ edit ] The Manchurian Candidate and minor roles: 1952–1965 [ edit ] Lansbury with her children in 1957

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In April 1978, Lansbury appeared in 24 performances of a revival of The King and I musical staged at Broadway's Uris Theatre; Lansbury played the role of Mrs Anna, replacing Constance Towers, who was on a short break. [112] Her first cinematic role in seven years was as novelist Salome Otterbourne in a 1978 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, filmed in both London and Egypt. In the film, Lansbury starred alongside Ustinov and Bette Davis, who became a close friend. The role earned Lansbury the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress of 1978. [113] Sweeney Todd and continued cinematic work: 1979–1984 [ edit ]The network also agreed to commission four Murder, She Wrote movies over the next few years. The first was South by Southwest (1997), with three more following as A Story to Die For (2000), The Last Free Man (2001), and The Celtic Riddle (2003). [16] Murder, She Wrote is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series focuses on the life of Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer and amateur detective, [4] [5] who becomes involved in solving murders that take place in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, across the United States, and abroad. The program ran for 12 seasons from September 30, 1984, to May 19, 1996, for a total of 264 episodes and included amongst its recurring cast Tom Bosley, William Windom and Ron Masak, as well as a vast array of guest cast members including Michael Horton, Keith Michell and Julie Adams. Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper (1984–1988; 19 episodes), Cabot Cove's sheriff at the start of the series. Tupper later retires and goes to live with his sister. Legacygames.com" (Press release). Legacy Interactive. December 18, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012 . Retrieved May 14, 2012. Lansbury was a cousin of the Postgate family, including the animator and activist Oliver Postgate. [222] She was also a cousin of the novelist Coral Lansbury, whose son Malcolm Turnbull was Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. [223] Lansbury photographed in 2013

Angela Lansbury, star of Murder, She Wrote, dies aged 96 Actress Angela Lansbury, star of Murder, She Wrote, dies aged 96

The Broadway Advocacy Coalition / David Byrne's American Utopia / Freestyle Love Supreme / Graciela Daniele (2021) Paddi Edwards as Lois Hoey (2 episodes, 1984), a resident of Cabot Cove and member of its PTA, and a friend of Jessica's. Appears in the Pilot and another episode of Season 1. [21] [22] [23] Kathryn Grayson as Ideal Molloy (3 episodes, 1987–1989), one of the regulars at Loretta's beauty parlour. a b Lawson, Mark (October 11, 2022). "Angela Lansbury: The Scene-Stealing Grande Dame of Stage and Screen for 75 Years". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022 . Retrieved December 16, 2022.In 1985, Warren Company released a Murder, She Wrote board game. In the game, one player takes the hidden role of a killer and the other players try to determine which player is the killer through deduction. The killer wins for killing five of the characters on the game-board and escaping, while the detective players win by correctly deducing the identity of the killer. Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore / Irving Berlin / W. McNeil Lowry (1963) Aniftos, Rania (October 11, 2022). "Kathy Griffin, Jason Alexander & More Stars Mourn the Death of 'Fabulous' Angela Lansbury". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022 . Retrieved October 30, 2022. Certainly, they look alike. At 88 - although you would take her for a woman two decades younger - Angela is dressed today in a silk blouse and tailored trousers, an outfit that is surely hanging in Jessica's wardrobe. Kennedy, Jason; Kelly, Louise (February 21, 2016). " 'I am an Irish-British Actress' – Television Icon Angela Lansbury Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in Dublin". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021 . Retrieved September 24, 2021.

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Angela Lansbury 'Proud' to be Made a Dame by the Queen". BBC News. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019 . Retrieved May 6, 2021. James Sloyan as Robert Butler (5 episodes, 1990–1991). Sloyan had previously appeared as different characters in the season 3 episode "Corned Beef and Carnage" and the season 4 episode "The Body Politic".

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Lansbury was a profoundly private person, [212] and disliked attempts at flattery. [213] Gottfried characterized her as being "Meticulous. Cautious. Self-editing. Deliberate. It is what the British call reserved". [214] In The Daily Telegraph, the theatre critic Dominic Cavendish stated that Lansbury's hallmarks were "self-composure, commitment and, yes, gentility", approaches he thought had become "in too short supply" in modern times. [215] Gottfried also commented that she was "as concerned, as sensitive, and as sympathetic as anyone might want in a friend". [216] Rich, Frank (December 16, 1982). 'Stage: Family Business, With Angela Lansbury'. The New York Times. Forget puppy dog eyes! Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play face' they share with humans, study finds Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher (1984–1996; 264 episodes), a retired English teacher who, after being widowed in her early 50s, becomes a very successful mystery writer. The only cast member to appear in every episode as the series is centred around her. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors voted to bestow upon Lansbury an Honorary Academy Award for her lifetime achievements in the industry. The actors Emma Thompson and Geoffrey Rush offered tributes at the Governors Awards where the ceremony was held, and Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies presented her with the Oscar, stating that "Angela has been adding class, talent, beauty, and intelligence to the movies" since 1944. [259] The Oscar statue is inscribed: "To Angela Lansbury, an icon who has created some of cinema's most memorable characters inspiring generations of actors". [260] Publications [ edit ]