West End theatres will dim lights in honour of ‘immensely talented’ Dame Angela Lansbury

Broadway will honor the legendary Angela Lansbury with the traditional dimming of marquee lights this Saturday evening.

Theaters on London’s West End dimmed their lights Wednesday evening in memory of the late Angela Lansbury who passed away Tuesday at age 96. The London-born actress last appeared on the West End in 2014’s Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre, in which she reprised her Tony-winning role as Madame Arcati. She won the Best Supporting Actress Olivier Award for her turn.

At the age of 58, leading movie roles just were not coming her way, and her phone had stopped ringing.The only offers she received were for television: then viewed somewhat snootily as a career graveyard for film stars. Only two roles were on offer: a sitcom, and a crime series.

Ruta Lee is mourning the loss of fellow actress Angela Lansbury. The British star who famously solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the TV series "Murder, She Wrote," died on Tuesday. She was 96.

The late Angela Lansbury garnered over 110 acting credits throughout her seven decades in the industry, and one of her most iconic and beloved roles was that as Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote." However, she almost did not get the part. In a 1984 interview with PEOPLE, the legendary actress revealed that showrunner Peter S.

NASA has paid a special tribute to Dame Angela Lansbury after her death on Tuesday at age 96.

Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, she was also the leading lady, Jessica Fletcher, in Murder, She Wrote for more than 15 years. But she was not always happy throughout her career. In 2013 she revealed how she struggled to deal with her newfound widowhood.

DAME Angela Lansbury was the last surviving actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age, who also dominated TV screens in Murder, She Wrote. The star, who died yesterday at the age of 96, was nominated for her first Oscar in 1944 aged 19, and her movie co-stars included Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra.

Angela Lansbury, just a few days shy of her 97th birthday, brought to an end one of the longest and most storied careers in Hollywood history. While she will perhaps be best remembered for the 265 episodes (and four feature-length movies) she spent playing best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, a stint that earned her a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “most prolific amateur sleuth”, Lansbury packed her eight decades on stage and screen with a host of memorable roles. To each of them, she brought a whimsical humour and gentle warmth which could sometimes mask her deceptively sharp wit.

The late Angela Lansbury — who died in the early hours of Tuesday at her Los Angeles home just days shy of her 97th birthday — once had to pry her daughter from the clutches of convicted murder Charles Manson.In a 2014 interview with DailyMail.com, Lansbury revealed that Diedre, now 69, had begun running with a crowd led by the musician-turned-mass murderer during the 1960s.In order to keep her daughter and the rest of her family safe, the Murder, She Wrote actress moved her whole family from their home in Los Angeles to Ireland, where her mother's family hailed from. Angela Lansbury revealed to DailyMail.com in 2014 that her daughter Diedre (pictured; now 69) was briefly swept up in Charles Manson's circle in the 1960s; Lansbury and Diedre seen in 2000 in Beverly Hills Getting out of town: In order to keep her family safe from Manson and drugs, the Murder, She Wrote actress moved her whole family from their home in Los Angeles to Ireland; Manson pictured in 1969 as he is escorted to his arraignmentLansbury said the troubles with Diedre and her older son Anthony, now 70, began in the 1960s when they fell under the sway of drugs.'It started with cannabis but moved on to heroin,' the Sweeney Todd star explained.Their drug use brought her children, who were just teens at the time, into unsavory circles.

Angela Lansbury was a talented singer and actress whose roles spanned throughout Broadway, television and film. She captivated audiences no matter what the project was — and is considered a legend in her field.

Award-winning movie and stage actor and gay icon, Angela Lansbury, has passed away at the age of 96, five days before her 97th birthday. She is best known for playing crime-solving mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the crime mystery series Murder, She Wrote, for which she received 11 Emmy nominations.Lansbury also starred in numerous films such as The Portrait of Dorian Gray and The Manchurian Candidate, winning Golden Globes for both. In 1971 she starred in Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks endearing herself to a generation of children. Lansbury’s breakout role came at the age of 19 when she acted in the psychological thriller, Gaslight, for which she received her first Oscar nomination.She made her Broadway debut in 1957 and over the course of her stage career was awarded five Tony Awards for roles in such plays as Mame and Blithe Spirit.  In 1945, Lansbury married actor Richard Cromwell. The marriage only lasted a year on the account of Cromwell being gay.In a 2017 interview with Radio Times, Lansbury recalled, “I had no idea that I was marrying a gay man,”“I found him such an attractive individual, a very glamorous person – he knew everybody, he was a friend of Joan Crawford’s, these people who I was fascinated by as a young actress.

It’s impossible to imagine any other actress solving crimes in Cabot Cove than Angela Lansbury, yet she wasn’t the first choice for the role of sleuthing novelist Jessica Fletcher.

Angela Lansbury, whose 75-year career in entertainment spanned big screens, small screens and the stage, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 96.

Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Griffin and Josh Gad have joined the chorus of celebrities paying tribute to the late actress Angela Lansbury, who passed away on Tuesday. While mourning the loss of one of the entertainment industry's most prolific stars,  Chenoweth, 54, penned a heartfelt tweet thanking Lansbury for her 'art & wisdom.''Nobody did Mame quite like her. Rest in peace, Angela Lansbury,' the Broadway star, who is best known as the originator of Glinda in the hit musical Wicked.  Sad day: Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Griffin and Josh Gad have joined the chorus of celebrities paying tribute to the late actress Angela Lansbury, who passed away on TuesdayMeanwhile, Griffin, tweeted: 'I cannot tell you how many ladies and gays are crushed, moved and feeling nostalgic about something in the past with the news of the passing of the fabulous Dame Angela Lansbury.'  The tributes come just hours after Lansbury passed away at the age of 96, just five days before her 97th birthday.Gad marveled at Lansbury's impact on the world and how 'rare' it is that 'one person can touch multiple generations' with a 'breadth of work that defines decade after decade.'  Gad marveled at Lansbury's impact on the world and how 'rare' it is that 'one person can touch multiple generations' with a 'breadth of work that defines decade after decade' Grieving: Meanwhile, Kathy Griffin, tweeted: 'I cannot tell you how many ladies and gays are crushed, moved and feeling nostalgic about something in the past with the news of the passing of the fabulous Dame Angela Lansbury' 'Angela Lansbury, who graced the stage for decades winning five Tony awards and brought the sleuthing Jessica Fletcher into our living rooms for a dozen years, has passed.

died Tuesday at age 96. The denizens of Shubert Alley were overcome with grief and shock when they learned of the actress’ passing in the early evening. Lansbury, a mainstay since 1944, had an eternal quality that suggested she’d never go away.

who died Tuesday at age 96 — leaves an indelible small-screen legacy as Jessica Fletcher, TV’s forever favorite sleuth on “Murder, She Wrote.”The top-rated series, which ran for an astounding 12 seasons and 264 episodes on CBS (1984-96), and spawned four made-for-TV movies, brought Lansbury and her whimsical world of Cabot Cove into America’s living rooms. Each week, millions of viewers settled in to watch Jessica, a widowed mystery writer and amateur detective, solve a murder in her small town on the coast of Maine, aided by folksy Sheriff Amos Tupper (Tom Bosley) and town doctor Seth Hazlitt (William Windom).

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died in her sleep on Tuesday at age 96.“Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander was among the mourners, tweeting out a message of sorrow: “The great Angela Lansbury – one of the most versatile, talented, graceful, kind, witty, wise, classy ladies I’ve ever met has left us,” he wrote. “Her huge contribution to the arts and the world remains always.”Comedian and thespian Mario Cantone also responded with a photo of him and Lansbury, writing, “she was a glorious one.”“Rest In Peace Great Dame Angela Lansbury,” he added.Playwright and screenwriter Harvey Fierstein also shared a photographic memory, declaring, “She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING!”RIP Angela LansburyA remarkable talent…She started out as an ingenue in movies like #Gaslightthen became a TV star with #MurderSheWroteA very long career where she kept reinventing herself pic.twitter.com/2E2oJm0KTRAngela Lansbury – She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING! pic.twitter.com/MLKlRNjxhA“Star Trek” and “Mulan” alum George Takei added, “Angela Lansbury, who graced the stage for decades winning five Tony awards and brought the sleuthing Jessica Fletcher into our living rooms for a dozen years, has passed.”“A tale old as time, our beloved Mrs.