Angela Lansbury passed away this morning, according to publicist Harlan Boll.
“I am devastated beyond words – 💔😢💔,” he wrote. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30am, today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre, and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined.”
Even though we associate the actress with her latter roles in Murder, She Wrote, and Beauty and the Beast, her acting career started back in the 40s and lasted until this year.
She was the star of the stage and screen and will be remembered as a beautiful, classy lady. No matter what she did, she always classed up the joint.
There is just one thing I have to say about Murder, She Wrote, which I binged a few years ago at a friend’s rightful urging. I never understood why people would invite her anywhere. Because wherever she went, someone died. I mean, if I got a phone call that Jessica Fletcher was coming to town, I would skip it faster than you can say her name.
Now having said that, I still adored her and the series, and I know I am not alone because the series has a cult following.
So, today we mourn her because her book is complete. But she will live on as we tell her story by watching the many, many, many projects she did throughout her nearly 80-year-long career.
UPDATE: Cozi TV is going to honor her with a 4-day maraton of Murder, She Wrote this week. That is a lot of episodes.
