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Actor Angela Lansbury dies aged 96 – The Irish Times

In a career stretching from ingénue to dowager, from elegant heroine to depraved villainess, [Lansbury] has displayed durability and flexibility, as well as a highly admired work ethic. Madlyn Rhue as Jean O'Neil (4 episodes, 1993–1996), Cabot Cove's disabled librarian. Rhue had previously appeared as another character in the season 6 episode "Seal of the Confessional".From there, her star continued to rise. Her film performances in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Manchurian Candidate" earned her two more Oscar nominations, according to The New York Times). Her roles in other popular films, such as "Blue Hawaii" starring Elvis Presley, cemented her image in the public eye. First screenshots of Murder, She Wrote". Murdershewrotegame.com. November 17, 2011. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009 . Retrieved May 14, 2012. Lansbury was born to an upper-middle-class family in Central London, the daughter of Irish actress Moyna Macgill and English politician Edgar Lansbury. To escape the Blitz, she moved to the United States in 1940, studying acting in New York City. Proceeding to Hollywood in 1942, she signed to MGM and obtained her first film roles, in Gaslight (1944), National Velvet (1944), and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). She appeared in 11 further MGM films, mostly in minor roles, and after her contract ended in 1952, she began to supplement her cinematic work with theatrical appearances. Lansbury was largely seen as a B-list star during this period, but her role in The Manchurian Candidate (1962) received widespread acclaim and is frequently ranked as one of her best performances. Moving into musical theatre, Lansbury gained stardom for playing the leading role in the Broadway musical Mame (1966), winning her first Tony Award and becoming a gay icon. I had no idea that I was marrying a gay man. I found him such an attractive individual, a very glamorous person — he knew everybody, he was a friend of Joan Crawford's, these people who I was fascinated by as a young actress. And he wanted to marry, he was fascinated with me, but only because of what he had seen on the screen, really," she told Radio Times in 2017. Jones, Kenneth (July 20, 2000). "Angela Lansbury Withdraws From The Visit; Producers Seek Alternatives". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 3, 2016.

Angela Lansbury dies at 96 - BBC News Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies at 96 - BBC News

In December 2009, casual game developer and publisher Legacy Interactive, under license with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (UPDPG), announced the release a PC and Macintosh video game, Murder, She Wrote, based on the television series. In the game, players help Jessica Fletcher to solve five unusual murders. [48] [49] A sequel, Murder She Wrote 2, was launched by Legacy Interactive in November 2012. [50] 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. Lansbury won six Golden Globe Awards and a People's Choice Awards for her television and film work. [255] [256] She never won an Emmy Award despite 18 nominations. As of 2009, she held the record for the most unsuccessful Emmy nominations by a performer. [257] She was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but never won. Reflecting on this in 2007, she stated that she was at first "terribly disappointed, but subsequently very glad that [she] did not win" because she believed that she would have otherwise had a less successful career. [258] Lansbury made her Broadway debut in 1957, later starring in iconic Tony-winning roles in “Mame,” “Gypsy” and “Sweeney Todd.”Bonanno 1987, pp.42–44, 49–51; Edelman & Kupferberg 1996, pp.95–97; Gottfried 1999, pp.103–105, 111–112. 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". Fisher, Peter (April 19, 1988). "The selling of Murder She Wrote". The Christian Science Monitor. USA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022 . Retrieved May 6, 2022.