Angela Lansbury saved daughter from evil Charles Manson by moving family to Ireland

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Hollywood star Dame Angela Lansbury once revealed that she saved her daughter from murderer Charles Manson by moving her family to Ireland.Charles Manson and some of his followers committed the horrendous Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, with Manson convicted of first-degree murder in 1971 and conspiracy to commit murder for seven murders committed by his followers.Speaking to Daily Mail in 2014, Angela explained that her daughter Diedre, 69, had begun mixing with a crowd that was led by the murderer during the 1960s.READ NEXT: Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96 as tributes pour in for late starTo keep her daughter and family safe, the Bedknobs and Broomsticks star moved them from Los Angeles to Ireland, with Angela saying: "There were factions up in the hills above Malibu that were dedicated to deadly pursuits."It pains me to say it but, at one stage, Deidre was in with a crowd led by Charles Manson."The late star continued: "She was one of many youngsters who knew him — and they were fascinated."He was an extraordinary character, charismatic in many ways, no question about it."Worried for her daughter, Angela told her husband Peter "we have to leave," and the family moved to a house in County Cork, Ireland, where her mother had been born, to keep them safe."It was also somewhere my children wouldn't be exposed to any more bad influences," said the star.Angela also opened up in the interview about the positive influence that their move had on Diedre and son Anthony, who had begun taking drugs during their time in Los Angeles.Speaking about that time while living in California, the star continued: "It fills me with dread.