‘Murder, She Wrote’ Star Angela Lansbury Dead at 96: ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ Actress Dies Days Before Her Birthday

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Actress and Broadway icon Angela Lansbury died on Tuesday, October 11. She was 96.“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m.

today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” her family said in a statement obtained by People. “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.”Her loved ones also revealed that there will be a “private family ceremony” held at an unknown date to honor the actress who would have turned 97 on Monday, October 16.The England native’s passing came four months after Lansbury was noticeably absent from the 75th Annual Tony Awards on June 12.

The Mame star was honored during the event with the Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Award for her long career on Broadway — bringing her Tony wins to six total.Lansbury, who first appeared on Broadway in 1957, did not attend the New York City event nor did she pre-tape an acceptance speech.

However, the Best Man star was honored with a performance of “Mame” by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.Her 1979 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street costar Len Cariou also took the stage to pay tribute to his longtime friend. (The duo later reconnected on multiple episodes of Lansbury’s hit TV show Murder, She Wrote.)“There is no one with whom I’d rather run a cutthroat business with,” Cariou joked at the time, referring to Sweeney Todd’s deadly story line. “When we first met at the first rehearsal of Sweeney Todd, I was very excited and admittedly a bit in awe of the most incredible