She could play innocent ingenue and dangerous vixen, younger and older than her real age - a Brit who became a superstar in America, also considered one of the all-time greats on Broadway and on the West End.
My fav perf of hers, though, (besides the Manchurian Candidate) - is how hot she plays the Machiavellian femme fatale power broker in 1948's "State of the Union" with Hepburn and Tracy. She's a knockout in that and steals the picture as an alluringly ruthless sexpot who's super smart and funny. She also did a good job playing a sleek and slim film noir killer in the little seen "A Life at Stake" in 1955. She was already in her 60s when "Murder, She Wrote" became popular with millions. She sang sweet Disney on one hand and then sang horror with Sweeney Todd on the other. Brilliant. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8908/cjgRBu.jpg [https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8908/cjgRBu.jpg] ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Scott Burns <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 2:00 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Angela Lansbury 1925-2022 Sad to see that Angela Lansbury has died at age 96, just five days before her 97th. What a career, “Gaslight,” “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”…to name just a few. Always enjoyed 1962’s “All Fall Down,” such a quirky film, as was her performance. Of course she’ll always be remembered as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote.” More about her here: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-beauty-and-the-beast-1235399636/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2022%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fangela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-beauty-and-the-beast-1235399636%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb99aee2e43924cc0b61f08daabcbb59b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638011188657588376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=g%2B3Gyb1mUYMJc3Dm0WZPP%2BSDR3zAEjk6rqGmimYe5Nk%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistserv.american.edu%2Fscripts%2Fwa-american.exe%3FSUBED1%3DMoPo-L%26A%3D1&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb99aee2e43924cc0b61f08daabcbb59b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638011188657588376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iy%2BfXlEnm%2F%2BbQHGCoJA91g7%2FT2ApiRdQtSZZwaf7o8o%3D&reserved=0> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
