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George Lansbury
George Lansbury , 1859-1940, British Labour party leader. During the 1880s he was influenced by Christian socialism, and he later joined (1892) the Social Democratic Federation. A reformer, he campaigned constantly for the amelioration of poverty and for woman suffrage. He was a member of the royal ... Read more
Angela Yvonne Davis
Angela Yvonne Davis 1944-, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969-70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally denied reappointment because of her membership in the Communist party and her advocacy of radical black causes. In Aug.,... Read more
Colin MacInnes
Colin MacInnes , 1914-76, English novelist, b. London. Son of the novelist Angela Thirkell, MacInnes was educated in Australia and served in the British intelligence corps during World War II. He was best known for his "London novels," which delineate various types of London life. They display M... Read more
Germany
Germany , Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). Located in the center of Europe, it borders the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France on the west; Switzerland and Austria on the south; the Czech Republi... Read more

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Lansbury, Angela (Brigid)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Lansbury, Angela [Brigid] (b. 1925), actress. The versatile London‐...x201D; Biography: Balancing Act: The Authorized Biography of Angela Lansbury , Martin Gottfried , 1999.
Auntie Mame
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...own play and Jerry Herman provided the tuneful score. Angela Lansbury triumphed as Mame, and it secured her new career in...Life; Open a New Window. A 1983 Broadway revival with Lansbury failed, but the musical remains popular regionally...
Sweeney Todd, or the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...turns their bodies over to his friend, Mrs. Lovett ( Angela Lansbury ), who bakes them into pies. He even succeeds in murdering...than‐life performances. For many it was Lansbury's crowning performance. Both critics and playgoers...
King and I, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...usually headed its many major revivals. Other notable Annas in New York include Constance Towers, Patricia Morrison, Angela Lansbury , Donna Murphy, and Faith Prince . Yul BRYNNER (1911?–85) gave varying birthplaces and birth dates...
Gypsy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...inspired Styne's finest score and Merman's greatest performance. The show was revived on Broadway in 1973 with Angela Lansbury as Rose, in 1989 with Tyne Daly, and in 2003 with Bernadette Peters .

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Lansbury, Angela
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LANSBURY, Angela Nationality: American. Born: Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, England, 16 October 1925; granddaughter...Fletcher) Publications By LANSBURY: book— Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves (physical fitness), with Mimi...
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Dorian Gray) ; Donna Reed (Gladys Hallward) ; Angela Lansbury (Sibyl Vane) ; Lowell Gilmore (Basil Hallward...York, 1993. Edelman, Rob, and Audrey Kupferberg, Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen, Secaucus, 1997. Felleman...

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Angela Lansbury: solving Sunday night blues; veteran of stage and screen, victor over personal tragedy, she may have found the best role of her career on TV.
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 1/1/1987; ; 700+ words ; ANGELA LANSBURY: SOLVING SUNDAY NIGHT BLUES Okay...motive, and the weapon. If you guessed Angela Lansbury,ego and money, and a vast reservoir...screen as Jessica Fletcher is really Angela Lansbury-- kind, generous, humorous, extremely...
Angela Lansbury reveals secrets in Tuesday's `Private Screenings'.
Newspaper article from: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL); 7/28/2006; 700+ words ; ...Director John Frankenheimer pushed instead for Angela Lansbury, who stamped the role with her scary brilliance...Murder, She Wrote." ___ PRIVATE SCREENINGS: ANGELA LANSBURY Cast: Angela Lansbury, host Robert Osborne. Where and when: The...
ANGELA LANSBURY.(Arts And Entertainment)(The Kennedy Center Honors 2000)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/2/2000; ; 700+ words ; Angela Lansbury, whose durable acting career has enhanced...as unexpected and distinctive as Miss Lansbury. Playing dumb or innocent never suited...with anyone else. There wasn't an Angela Lansbury category. She began to see the writing...
BIOGRAPHY, THEY WROTEAMSTERDAM COUPLE REVEALS ANGELA LANSBURY'S LIFE AS MYSTERY SERIES WRAPS UP.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/17/1996; 700+ words ; ...Fletcher to life for 12 seasons, Angela Lansbury: star of live performance and...you want to know anything about Lansbury, just ask Rob Edelman and Audrey...the unauthorized biography ``Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage And Screen...
FROM CABOT COVE TO THE NORTH POLE ANGELA LANSBURY TRIES OUT THE CHRISTMAS EVE ROUTE IN THE NEW CBS MUSICAL ``MRS. SANTA CLAUS.''.(SHOWTIME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/8/1996; 700+ words ; ...KING Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD Angela Lansbury has returned to her musical roots...The two-hour tune fest reunites Lansbury with composer Jerry Herman, who...Dear World,'' for which Lansbury won Tony awards. Terry Hughes...
Kennedy Center Honors 2000; Five Roads to the Top: For Angela Lansbury, Parts That Formed A Fabulous Whole
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/3/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Which is opened by Angela Lansbury. Fancy meeting her...The Years in Support Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London...America for herself, Angela and the twins. They...absolutely nothing," Lansbury remembers. "And my...
ANGELA LANSBURY MOURNS THE PASSING OF ``MURDER'' SERIES.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/19/1996; 700+ words ; ...264 episodes of ``Murder, She Wrote,'' Angela Lansbury tonight at 8 helps solve one last murder as...She Wrote'' as a weekly series, which left Lansbury devastated. It looks like Lansbury will never win an Emmy now. She's 0-for...
Lansbury finds new roles; Angela Lansbury takes the stand as advocate for ALS research and world-wise actresses.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 4/17/2008; 700+ words ; ...NEW YORK -- Seated on a stool, Angela Lansbury addresses the camera as a pistol...actress and a very ordinary person, Lansbury declares. But the way people...MARK LENNIHAN associated press Angela Lansbury's sister died of ALS two decades...
Conjuring a showstopper Angela Lansbury plays Coward's commanding, yet dotty, medium
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/15/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Conjuring a showstopper Angela Lansbury plays Coward's commanding...entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury, in her Tony-nominated...Olivier. "But with Angela it's quite an educational...many performances Ms. Lansbury practically stops the...
angela lansbury still acting up, for a cause.(Daily Break)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/20/2008; 700+ words ; ...Press NEW YORK SEATED ON A STOOL, Angela Lansbury addresses the camera as a pistol...cruelly shortens their lives. Then Lansbury reassures her audience that continued...associated press At age 81, actress Angela Lansbury has a new role: spokeswoman for...