Peter P Shaw and Angela Lansbury

Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in Regents Park London to Edgar Isaac Lansbury (1887-1935) and Charlotte Lillian Mclldowie (1895-1975). She had younger twin brothers William Bruce Lansbury (1930-2017) and Edgar George Lansbury and an older half-sister, Isolde, from her mother's first marriage. The daughter of an Irish actress and a successful English timber merchant who had ancestral ties to politics, Angela made her own way in show business for nearly 75 years. On Broadway, film, and television, she created an indelible impression on audiences with her over 100 roles. As a person, dozens of co-workers praised her kindness and grace. Leaving Liverpool, England in August of 1940, Angela arrived in Quebec Canada at the end of the same month. She travelled on to Buffalo New York and, on October 9th, 1944, she declared her intent to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. On August 1st, 1951, Angela filed her naturalization petition in Los Angeles. She lived in the Los Angeles/Beverley Hills area for the rest of her life. Angela married Peter P. Shaw (1918-2003) on August 12th, 1949, in St. Columbia's Church in Chelsea Middlesex England and they remained married until his death on January 29th, 2003. Peter had a son from his first marriage, David, who Angela helped raise, and Peter and Angela had two other children, Anthony Pullen Shaw and Deidre Angela (Shaw) Battarra. Most people remember Angela as being one of the most loved stage, film, and television actors of her time. She performed for nearly 75 years, making her Hollywood debut as Nancy Oliver, Ingrid Bergman's maid, in MGM's Gaslight (1944). See Angela Lansbury: Professions for more details. On October 11th 2022, Angela passed away at her home in Los Angeles. She is survived by three children, Anthony Pullen Shaw, Deidre Angela (Shaw) Battarra, and David; three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian; five great grandchildren; and one brother, producer Edgar Lansbury.

Peter P Shaw was born Peter Pullen and changed his surname to Shaw when he began his career in front of the screen following the Second World War. He later found success as a studio executive. Peter was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the Charles Feldman Agency in the late 1940s. Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the William Morris Agency, where he represented Katharine Hepburn and Robert Mitchum, among others. He returned to MGM as assistant head of production in 1964 and then rejoined the William Morris Agency as an international business manager. Shaw launched Corymore Productions in 1987. He later produced Murder, She Wrote with his two sons at Universal Studios, in addition to other made-for-television features. After an early marriage, which produced a son, David, Peter married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949. They had two children, Anthony Peter - sometimes recorded as Peter "Pullen" - Shaw (born 7 January 1952) and Deirdre Angela Shaw (born 26 April 1953). Peter was a Major in the British Army and a veteran of World War II.