Angela Lansbury’s Early Life
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Angela Lansbury’s Transition to Hollywood
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Angela Lansbury and Richard Cromwell’s Marriage
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Not long after her move, she eloped with actor Richard Cromwell in 1945. Lansbury was 19 at the time, while Cromwell was 35. The marriage ended in divorce one year later, but they remained friends until his death in 1960.
Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote
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Lansbury never won an Oscar for her films (although she was nominated multiple times), but she was awarded the Academy Honorary Oscar for her lifetime achievements in 2013. Her good friend Robert Osborne, host of Turner Classic Movies, presented her with the honor.