Whether you remember her as the lady in charge of the magical bed in the Disney movie “Bedknobs and Broomsticks“, the crime solving writer in “Murder She Wrote“, or Elvis’ Mom in “Blue Hawaii”. I feel it is safe to say that very few have not heard of Angela Lansbury. Just five days shy of her 97th birthday, this star of Broadway and the silver screen has passed away. After a career the spanned eight decades it is safe to say she was a legend.
Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies at 96
I can’t help but compare this actress to other legends like Betty White and I was not too surprised to see that they were in the same Hollywood circles. What surprised me though was how close Angela Lansbury was to one of the Golden Girls. So close that her character in “Murder She Wrote” had the middle name she did because of this friendship. “The character Jessica Fletcher’s middle name was Beatrice, an homage to actress Arthur”. Here are the details and a few more facts you might not know about the late Lansbury.
I remember watching “Beauty and the Beast” and even without seeing the cast list, I knew Mrs. Potts sounded familiar. What I didn’t realize was the story behind how that part in the movie came to be. I would have never suspected bomb scares and late flights to be connected to the singing teapot, but that is how the story of the one take performance starts.
The dramatic story behind how Angela Lansbury recorded the most famous song in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in a single take
As the years move on and the legends pass, as sad as it is, the best thing we can do is remember what they did and continue to enjoy their works for years to come.
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