Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE was an Irish-British and American actress and singer who played many films, theatre, and television roles. With one of the longest careers in the entertainment industry, her career spanned over 80 years, much of it in the United States; her work also received much international attention.
In the 1960s, The New York Times referred to Lansbury as the “First Lady of Musical Theatre”. Lansbury described herself as an actress who also could sing, with Sondheim stating that she had a strong voice, albeit with a limited range. Lansbury’s authorized biographer Martin Gottfried described her as “an American icon”, with a “practically saintly” public image.
Who is Peter Shaw?
After an early marriage that produced a son, David, he married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949; they had two children, Anthony Peter Shaw (born 7 January 1952) and Deirdre Angela Shaw (born 26 April 1953). Peter Shaw died of heart failure in his Los Angeles home on 29 January 2003. He was 84.