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Edgar Lansbury(1930-2024)

  • Art Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Edgar Lansbury was born on 12 January 1930 in London, England, UK. He was an art director and producer, known for Godspell (1973), The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) and The Clairvoyant (1982). He was married to Louise Peabody and Rose Anthony Kean. He died on 2 May 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedMay 2, 2024(94)
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedMay 2, 2024(94)
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Known for

Victor Garber, Katie Hanley, David Haskell, Merrell Jackson, Joanne Jonas, Robin Lamont, Gilmer McCormick, Jeffrey Mylett, Jerry Sroka, and Lynne Thigpen in Godspell (1973)
Godspell
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1973
Peter Barton in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
The Powers of Matthew Star
6.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as George McIldowie)
The Clairvoyant (1982)
The Clairvoyant
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1982
Frank Converse in Coronet Blue (1967)
Coronet Blue
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Art Director

  • Shirley MacLaine and Kenneth Mars in Desperate Characters (1971)
    Desperate Characters
    6.3
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1963–1964
  • War Hunt (1962)
    War Hunt
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1954–1961
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958–1960
  • The Red Skelton Chevy Special
    TV Special
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Patty McCormack, Reba Waters, and Bernadette Withers in Peck's Bad Girl (1959)
    Peck's Bad Girl
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Gene Kelly and Liza Minnelli in The Gene Kelly Show (1959)
    The Gene Kelly Show
    8.0
    TV Special
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Stars of Jazz (1956)
    Stars of Jazz
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1956

Producer

  • Andy Dick, Cynthia Nixon, Timothy Olyphant, and Jon Tenney in Advice from a Caterpillar (1999)
    Advice from a Caterpillar
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1999
  • A Stranger Waits (1987)
    A Stranger Waits
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Summer Girl (1983)
    Summer Girl
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • The Clairvoyant (1982)
    The Clairvoyant
    5.5
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Caitlin O'Heaney in He Knows You're Alone (1980)
    He Knows You're Alone
    5.1
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Ann Cooper in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Blue Sunshine
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1977
  • Squirm (1976)
    Squirm
    4.9
    • executive producer
    • 1976
  • Raquel Welch and James Coco in The Wild Party (1975)
    The Wild Party
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Victor Garber, Katie Hanley, David Haskell, Merrell Jackson, Joanne Jonas, Robin Lamont, Gilmer McCormick, Jeffrey Mylett, Jerry Sroka, and Lynne Thigpen in Godspell (1973)
    Godspell
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Subject Was Roses (1968)
    The Subject Was Roses
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Frank Converse in Coronet Blue (1967)
    Coronet Blue
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Star Witness
    • producer
    • 1963

Additional Crew

  • Doug Henning in The Magic Show (1983)
    The Magic Show
    5.7
    • producer: original Broadway production
    • 1983
  • Victor Garber, Katie Hanley, David Haskell, Merrell Jackson, Joanne Jonas, Robin Lamont, Gilmer McCormick, Jeffrey Mylett, Jerry Sroka, and Lynne Thigpen in Godspell (1973)
    Godspell
    6.6
    • produced on the stage by
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • George McIldowie
  • Born
    • January 12, 1930
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 2, 2024
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Louise Peabody2008 - May 2, 2024 (his death)
  • Children
      James Lansbury
  • Parents
      Edgar Isaac Lansbury
  • Relatives
      Isolde Denham Ustinov(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: The Only Game in Town.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Twin brother of Bruce Lansbury.

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