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Post by vdcni on Oct 11, 2022 19:31:28 GMT
We've lost one of the greats.
She's died a few days away from her 97th birthday.
Tough news to hear, so glad I saw her live in Blithe Spirit. Will never forget being there for closing night.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 11, 2022 19:38:37 GMT
Such sad news. Also lucky enough to see her in Blythe Spirit and at a Gerry Herman gala concert.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 11, 2022 19:40:55 GMT
Very very sad news.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 11, 2022 19:41:52 GMT
Such sad news. Also lucky enough to see her in Blythe Spirit and at a Gerry Herman gala concert. Same, plus A Little Night Music. Very sad news. Loved Angie. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2022 19:45:07 GMT
A class act and incredibly gifted performer. Glad I got to see her on stage.
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Post by theatrelover82 on Oct 11, 2022 19:47:24 GMT
Forever the voice of Mrs. Potts, in my mind..What a tremendous talent on so many levels. RIP
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Post by alece10 on Oct 11, 2022 19:57:06 GMT
And a little known fact. There is an estate in Poplar East London named after her father who was a Labour MP. The Lansbury Estate.
When she was over to do Blythe Spirit she visited a school on the Estate to meet the pupils.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 11, 2022 20:08:48 GMT
I pray she’s up there as Mrs. Lovett teaching The Queen how to bake the worst pies in London.
What a corse enterprise, popping pussies into pies!
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Post by vdcni on Oct 11, 2022 20:16:24 GMT
And a little known fact. There is an estate in Poplar East London named after her father who was a Labour MP. The Lansbury Estate. When she was over to do Blythe Spirit she visited a school on the Estate to meet the pupils. Her Grandfather, leader of the Labour Party in the early 1930s. She was also related to Oliver Postgate of Bagpuss fame and one time leader of the Australian Liberal Party Malcolm Turnbull. |
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Post by alece10 on Oct 11, 2022 20:41:17 GMT
And a little known fact. There is an estate in Poplar East London named after her father who was a Labour MP. The Lansbury Estate. When she was over to do Blythe Spirit she visited a school on the Estate to meet the pupils. Her Grandfather, leader of the Labour Party in the early 1930s. She was also related to Oliver Postgate of Bagpuss fame and one time leader of the Australian Liberal Party Malcolm Turnbull. Yes you are right, I skipped a generation didn't I. Thanks. |
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Post by Rory on Oct 11, 2022 20:55:39 GMT
What a wonderful, legendary woman. RIP.
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Post by jaggy on Oct 11, 2022 21:10:37 GMT
This is heart breaking. A true living legend. Wow. What a career, what a life.
Was anyone lucky enough to have seen her in Gypsy?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 11, 2022 22:01:11 GMT
Such a legend. When I heard the news I reached for Worst pies in london but really so many defying songs and recordings to go to
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Post by brenth on Oct 12, 2022 0:04:04 GMT
My friend saw her in Gypsy and I asked him what was she like… He said ‘ I was in the front row and it was like sitting in front of Concord!’He said he had never soon so much power and electricity coming off a stage, and he had seen everyone… all the greats.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 12, 2022 8:03:15 GMT
BBC did a little tribute on the news at 6am but apart from a brief mention of Blythe Spirit they didn't mention her stage career at all. Of course us MT people mainly associate her with all those wonderful musicals she was in but, I guess, a lot of people will mainly know her for TV and film.
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Post by vdcni on Oct 12, 2022 8:23:03 GMT
I suppose inevitable when the vast majority of her stage work was in New York.
In the UK it's like she goes from Manchurian Candidate to Bedknobs, and other 70s films, then straight to Murder She Wrote and the four Tony's she won it that time are ignored!
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Post by karloscar on Oct 12, 2022 14:22:32 GMT
It's impossible to sum up such a long and varied career in a few short minutes. I look forward to more clips coming to light over the next few weeks. Already today I've seen her Lady Bracknell in a reading from only 2019 and highlights from All About Eve as Birdie, with Stockard Channing and Calista Flockhart as Margot and Eve. And so many stories of how generous she was when it came to helping young performers or getting older actors cameo roles on Murder She Wrote so they'd keep their health insurance and benefits in credit.
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