Lansbury

Lansbury is a surname, most notably associated with Angela Lansbury (1925–2022), the British-American actress known for stage performances in *Mame* and *Sweeney Todd* and for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the television series *Murder, She Wrote*.

George Lansbury (1859–1940) was a British Labour politician and pacifist who led the party in the 1930s.

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