How Angela Lansbury saved her daughter from Charles Manson

"She was one of the many young people who knew him - and they were fascinated," said the late actor.


The light atAngela Lansbury On October 11 at the age of 96, memories and stories about the legendary actor spread online. Fans remember his roles and influence on the world of entertainment, but that's not all there wasThe life of the star. There is a story that has resurfaced on the Lansbury family which is particularly surprising. In the 1960s, Lansbury saved his daughter,DEIDRE SHAW, ofCharles Manson, after starting to hang around around him and his disciples.

Lansburytold the story itself in a 2014 interview with theDaily mail. Read the rest to see what she had to say about the Shaw association with Manson and why it concerned her so much.

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Lansbury and his family lived in Malibu.

Peter Shaw and Angela Lansbury with their baby son Anthony in 1952
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In the 1950s, Lansbury welcomed two children, Deidre andAnthony Shaw, with her husband,Peter Shaw. As Lansbury explained toDaily mail, the family lived in Malibu, California.

"My career was important to me, but our children, Anthony and DEIDRE, have always come first," she said, before adding, "well, I say that, but I could shoot a film to Paris for 12 weeks while Peter was holding the fort back to Malibu. And it was far from ideal. But at that time, all the women who could afford it had someone to help take care of their children . As soon as I had babies, I followed a diet and I was back in business. I regret it. It was a big mistake. You have to be with your children. "

Deidre got involved with Manson.

Deidre Shaw and Angela Lansbury at the 1979 Tony Awards Supper Ball
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Lansbury explained that Deidre and Anthony had started doing drugs in adolescence. "" It started with cannabis but went to heroin, "she said toDaily mail. Deidre also dragged with Manson and his supporters.

"There were factions in the hills above Malibu who were dedicated to deadly activities",Goat candidate According to Star. "It hurts me to say it but, at one point, Deidre was with a crowd led by Charles Manson. She was one of the many young people who knew him - and they were fascinated. He was an extraordinary, charismatic character to Many respects, no question on this subject. "

Manson used it for his family's money.

Charles Manson and police officers in a court room in 1970
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Manson biographerJeff Guinn spoke toPeople In 2017 on the chief's head of worshipConnection with Hollywood stars and their children. He said that Deidre "had never officially joined" the Manson family, but that it "was one of the many impressable young people who had credit cards from his parents, and what they would do is That they would take these children after school and then they left [to shopping]. "According to Guinn, the connection of Deidre with the group ended when its credit card was cut, long before the murder of 1969 Do not make his supporters realize for him.

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Lansbury knew she had to do something.

Angela Lansbury and Deidre Shaw at a 1979 Tony Awards Party
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Lansbury realized that she had to do something to change the path of her children. Thus, the family moved very far: in Ireland.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"I said to Peter:" We have to leave. "So we put sticks and moved the family in a house that I found in Cork County," said Lansbury. "I was attracted to Ireland because it was my mother's birthplace and it was also somewhere that my children would not be exposed to other bad influences. I always have a house there -Bas that I try to visit at least once a year. "

Lansbury has taken working time to be with her children in their new house. "I refused all the work for a year and I simply kept the house. I bought [the author of kitchen books]Elizabeth David Books and learned to cook properly. It was a wonderful moment of my life. ""

His plan worked.

Deidre Shaw and Angela Lansbury at the Golden Apple Awards in 2000
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Lansbury said that moving to Ireland helped her children straighten their lives.

"Anthony withdrew from her bad habits fairly quickly," she shared. "It took a little more time, but she finally got married and her husband and her husband are now living in Los Angeles, where they run their own Italian restaurant."

Today, Deidre is 69 years old and Anthony is 70 years old. Anthony is a retired television director, who mainly worked on his mother's program, The murder she wrote .


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