[162], Throughout the run of Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury had continued appearing in other television films, miniseries and cinema. Lansbury was largely seen as a B-list star during this period, but her role in The Manchurian Candidate (1962) received widespread acclaim and is frequently ranked as one of her best performances. [228] Her hobbies at the time included reading, riding, playing tennis, cooking, and playing the piano; she also had a keen interest in gardening. [4] Although her birthplace has often been given as Poplar, East London,[5] she rejected this, stating that while she had ancestral connections to Poplar, she was born in Regent's Park, Central London. [31] They wanted a wedding in Britain, but the Church of England refused to marry two divorcees. By 1949, Lansbury tied the knot again when she married Shaw, who had also gone through a divorce previously. Dame Angela Lansbury talked to Radio Times about her first marriage to Richard Cromwell (who eventually came out as gay). It debuted at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre before moving to Broadway's Martin Beck Theatre. [106] Settling into a Belgravia flat, she was soon in demand among London society, having dinners held in her honour. Shaw co-founded a production company with David and Anthony, which produced his wife's famous show, "Murder, She Wrote," says Playbill. [47] In April 1953, her daughter Deirdre Angela Shaw was born. At the time Lansbury was 19 and Cromwell 35. [35] This view was echoed by Cukor, who believed Lansbury had been "consistently miscast" by MGM. [183] This appearance earned her the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play; this was her fifth Tony Award, tying her with the previous record holder for the number of Tony Awards, Julie Harris. [101] Lansbury and her husband did not return to California, instead dividing their time between Cork and New York City, where they lived in a flat opposite the Lincoln Center.[102]. She played the role for 12 years, and it earned her 12 Emmy nominations, per Emmys. Self-editing. [185] The role earned her a seventh Tony Award nomination. [137] Designed as inoffensive family viewing, despite its topic the show eschewed depicting violence or gore, following the "whodunit" format rather than those of most US crime shows of the time. In an interview with Radio Times in 2017, Lansbury revealed that Cromwell (pictured) was a gay man who had not publicly come out of the closet. [93] Lansbury later described the play as "a complete and utter fiasco", admitting that in her opinion, her "performance was awful". Lansbury died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from her three children. [17], That year, Lansbury's grandfather died, and with the onset of the Blitz, Macgill decided to take Angela, Bruce and Edgar to the United States; Isolde remained in Britain with her new husband, the actor Peter Ustinov. The iconic star of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote," Angela Lansbury, who also won numerous Tony Awards, has died, according to a family announcement reported by NBC News and People.She was 96 . Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury's marriages: Heartbreak after gay husband left to finding her true love Murder, She Wrote actress Angela Lansbury tied the knot with actor Richard. We made all decisions jointly and we helped and supported each other constantly. He died from heart failure on January 29, 2003, at the age of 84. [79][248] She described herself as being "very proud of the fact", attributing her popularity among gay people to her performance in Mame;[79] an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer suggested that Murder, She Wrote had further broadened her appeal with that demographic.