Details surrounding Angela Lansbury’s surprising life in Ireland have been emerging following the death of the beloved actress.
The ‘Murder She Wrote’ star held British-Irish citizenship and moved her family to Cork back in 1970. The move was prompted by her daughter Deidre’s worrying involvement with the infamous Charles Manson cult, widely remembered for its role in the murders of actress Sharon Tate and her friends.
Angela, who died aged 96 on Tuesday, confirmed she uprooted the family to keep Deidre and her son Anthony, who directed 68 episodes of ‘Mother She Wrote’ in later life, out of trouble. Both teenagers had started taking illicit drugs, which prompted Angela to move to Ireland, her mother’s ancestral home.
