Angela Lansbury Career Retrospective | Legacy Collection | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Angela Lansbury shares stories from her performances in MURDER SHE WROTE, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, and GASLIGHT in this conversation about her acting career, moderated by F.J. O’Neil. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting. #AngelaLansbury #actress #hollywood

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0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Upbringing / Early Acting Career
17:25 - Getting signed at MGM
19:42 - Getting an Agent / Joining the Guild
20:19 - Auditioning for Gaslight (1944)
22:59 - National Velvet (1944)
23:53 - MGM (cont.)
25:08 - Oscar Nominations
30:19 - Working in Live Television
31:50 - Hotel Paradiso / Bert Lahr
33:46 - Blue Hawaii (1961) / All Fall Down (1962) / Manchurian Candidate (1962)
35:25 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
36:08 - Mame
40:46 - Murder, She Wrote (1984 - 1996)
46:15 - History with Screen Actors Guild
49:24 - Awards and Accomplishments
50:35 - Charity Work