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Quiz about The Life and Career of Angela Lansbury
Quiz about The Life and Career of Angela Lansbury

The Life and Career of Angela Lansbury Quiz


Here's a quiz about the congenial and immensely talented Ms. Angela Lansbury.

A multiple-choice quiz by wetaskiwin. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wetaskiwin
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,104
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
842
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (7/10), pughmv (6/10), Guest 67 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What city lays claim to being the birthplace of Ms. Lansbury? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Ms. Lansbury may well have inherited her penchant for acting, as well as her talent, from her mother, who was also an actress. Can you name her? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What prompted the move of the Lansbury family to the United States in the 1940s? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Is Angela Lansbury an only child?


Question 5 of 10
5. When Ms. Lansbury was sixteen-years-old, she performed in a nightclub, covering songs by which artist? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Angela's very first film in the United States was a picture called "Gaslight". It won her an Academy Award nomination. How old was she? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which of Angela's movies did she appear alongside her mother? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Angela Lansbury married Richard Cromwell in 1945, but the couple divorced in 1946. In 1949, she married Peter Shaw. Now here comes the question: Does Angela have any children?


Question 9 of 10
9. In the late 1960s, what caused Angela to move with her family to Dublin, Ireland for a time? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Over the span of her distinguished career, Angela has received four Tony Awards, three Academy Award nominations and ten Emmy Award nominations! That is indeed impressive! We all know that Ms. Lansbury can hold her own against any dramatic actress, but in 1991 she gave voice to an animated creature in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". Who was that lovable character? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What city lays claim to being the birthplace of Ms. Lansbury?

Answer: London, England

Angela Brigid MacGill Lansbury was born 16 October 1925 in London, England.
2. Ms. Lansbury may well have inherited her penchant for acting, as well as her talent, from her mother, who was also an actress. Can you name her?

Answer: Moyna MacGill

Moyna MacGill was stage actress in London in the 1920s and '30s. After the family's move to the United States, MacGill continued her career in Hollywood playing relatively small, usually zany, roles.
3. What prompted the move of the Lansbury family to the United States in the 1940s?

Answer: World War II

Angela began training as an actress in London at the Webber-Douglas School for the Dramatic Arts. But when WWII broke out the family sought refuge in the United States.
4. Is Angela Lansbury an only child?

Answer: no

Angela has younger twin brothers, Edgar and Bruce Lansbury. Both are film producers. Angela's father was the only family member not in 'show business' -- he was British lumber merchant.
5. When Ms. Lansbury was sixteen-years-old, she performed in a nightclub, covering songs by which artist?

Answer: Noël Coward

According to Wikipedia.org: "Having gained the job by claiming to be 19 when she was 16, her act consisted of her singing songs by Noël Coward, and earned her $60 a week."
6. Angela's very first film in the United States was a picture called "Gaslight". It won her an Academy Award nomination. How old was she?

Answer: 19

Angela played the role of Cockney maid, Nancy Oliver. The movie was released in 1944 and starred Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer and Joseph Cotten. It received seven Academy Award nominations, with Angela's being one of the seven.
7. In which of Angela's movies did she appear alongside her mother?

Answer: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Angela again received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sybyl Vane in this 1945 screenplay adaption of the Oscar Wilde novel of the same name.
8. Angela Lansbury married Richard Cromwell in 1945, but the couple divorced in 1946. In 1949, she married Peter Shaw. Now here comes the question: Does Angela have any children?

Answer: Yes

Angela and Peter had two children together, Anthony Peter Shaw and Deidre Angela Shaw. Angela also has a step-son, David Shaw. She and her first husband Richard never had any children.
9. In the late 1960s, what caused Angela to move with her family to Dublin, Ireland for a time?

Answer: Her home in Malibu burned down

It has also been reported that Angela's son Anthony was for a time a follower of the Charles Manson gang and into drugs. She thought it would be best to get him out of the country and they went to Ireland.
10. Over the span of her distinguished career, Angela has received four Tony Awards, three Academy Award nominations and ten Emmy Award nominations! That is indeed impressive! We all know that Ms. Lansbury can hold her own against any dramatic actress, but in 1991 she gave voice to an animated creature in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". Who was that lovable character?

Answer: Mrs. Potts

Remember the lovable teapot Mrs. Potts and little Chip? Of all Angela's roles, she will undoubtedly be best remembered for her role as Jessica Fletcher of the long-running TV sleuth show "Murder, She Wrote".
Source: Author wetaskiwin

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