Angela Lansbury dies at 96

[Brooklands]

My wife watches reruns of Murder She Wrote often, so I am used to seeing Jessica Fletcher on the screen in the house. She will be sorry to learn this. > Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Beauty and the Beast' star, dies at 96 <

 

[JPSmit]

You beat me to it - 96 years a great run!

Mrs JP & I saw her in 2015 live in a play called Blythe Spirit (Noel Coward) - not exactly and Emmy performance but it was just amazing how much energy she still had an how much she was still enjoying it.

RIP

 

[Trevor Triumph]

I remember her in the movie 'The Harvey Girls," though at the time I had a crush on Judy Garland.

 

[NutmegCT]

I first saw her in the movie Gaslight. What a tart! She's told to be careful when going out for the evening with young men; they may try to "take advantage" of her. She glares right back and says something like "There's no worry about that. I can keep them off ... if I want to."

 

[waltesefalcon]

I will be showing the 1945 version of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week in my AP Literature class. She appears as Sibyl Vane the young actress that Dorian exploited and eventually destroys.

 

[DrEntropy]

I will be showing the 1945 version of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week in my AP Literature class. She appears as Sibyl Vane the young actress that Dorian exploited and eventually destroys.

Good choice, Walter!

I often tell folks when meeting me after they've known Mitsy for a while that I'm her picture in the attic. Interesting to watch the various reactions, very much dependent on the age of the individuals.

 

[mikephillips]

I remember "Sweeny Todd", only musical I've ever seen where the principals all end up dead at the end.