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      • The grandmotherly Columbo dominated Dame Angela Lansbury 's persona so strongly that a certain generation of viewers can't imagine her as anything but a cardigan-wearing bicycle enthusiast whom death follows like a puppy. After more than a decade, the series ended when Lansbury hit the traditional retirement age, but she's never quit working.
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  2. Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British and American actress. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. Although based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention.

  3. Oct 11, 2022 · Angela Lansbury, who enjoyed an eclectic, award-winning movie and stage career in addition to becoming America’s favorite TV sleuth in “Murder, She Wrote,” has died, according to a statement from...

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  4. Sep 7, 2016 · For 12 seasons, which lasted from 1984 through 1996, Lansbury played widowed, retired teacher Jessica Fletcher, who had become a successful mystery novelist since her husband's death.

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    • Catching the Acting Bug. Lansbury’s first spark of interest in acting came at the age of nine after her father’s death from stomach cancer, as performing became an outlet for her grief.
    • The Blitz Inadvertently Put Her On Her Career Path.
    • Beginners Luck? Lansbury never had to wallow in obscurity: after signing a contract with MGM in 1942, she was immediately put to work, receiving an Oscar nomination for her first feature film, 1944’s Gaslight.
    • A Dramatic Passage to America. London-born Lansbury’s real-life arrival in the United States was as harrowing as any story Hollywood could concoct, as World War II altered the course of her life.
    • Lighting Up the Big Screen at an Early Age. By now, it’s well known that Lansbury has had one of the most enduring careers in Hollywood, spanning more than 70 years.
    • A Love Story for the Ages. After her first marriage (at age 19) ended within seven months, Lansbury found her love of a lifetime: British actor and producer Peter Shaw.
    • Stardom, She Wrote. If Oxford, England, is MASTERPIECE’s murder capital, then fictional Cabot Cove, Maine, featured in Murder She Wrote, is a worthy competitor, homicide-wise.
  5. Oct 11, 2022 · But while her professional life flourished, behind the scenes were personal setbacks. When Lansbury was 19, she wed for the first time to actor Richard Cromwell. But the marriage quickly fell...

  6. By 2020, Lansbury was 95 years old, one of the oldest-living actresses. She has never retired from acting, and remains a popular icon.