Angela Lansbury on Her Accent and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" | The Dick Cavett Show

Revisit Dick Cavett's sit down with Angela Lansbury, where she talks about how she's gone from cockney to yank and the magic of her new film, 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks.'
Date aired - June 16th, 1972 - Angela Lansbury
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@Billinois78]

When she talked about moving her family from L.A. to Ireland, what she didn't mention was WHY: Her daughter fell in with Charles Manson's crowd. She wanted to get her out, so they moved to Angela's mother's birthplace in County Cork, Ireland [EDIT: birthplace was Belfast but had another home in County Cork]. It took a while for her daughter to break out of the spell, but then she met her future husband there. They were lucky to get out.

[@legin3753]

He mother was born in belfast no ?

[@davidmclachlan6592]

Yeh Charlie mingled with a lot of Hollywood celebs' and a lot of celebs were happy to mix with him, then when the murders happened most denied knowing him .

[@Billinois78]

@@legin3753 Good question. I have seen conflicting stories about her mother's birthplace. Upon further research, I gather that her mother was born in Belfast but the family also had a home in County Cork.

[@legin3753]

@@davidmclachlan6592 bit like harvey prickstain lots of photographic evidence do haa

[@AI_Image_Master]

That was a poor job by Cavett. IF he knew that was really horrible if not he should have done some sort of homework. Certainly you can tell that there was no pre interview and discussion of what to talk about before hand like they do today.

[@Sam_McGuire]

Such a wonderful actress, I was heartbroken to learn of her passing.

[@rosario508]

Let’s not sleep on her incredibly wild performance as Salome Otterbourne in Death on the Nile. My all time favorite mystery movie.

[@gclever3322]

She was a true lady and a LEGEND. Not many people can do film, tv and stage. Such a talented actress. RIP

[@adrienebailey9010]

She was my favorite actress. She'll be greatly miss.

[@krissmgvlogs]

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is one of my favourite childhood movies. I also love Angela in Nanny Mcphee. Wonderful actress. May she RIP 💜

[@silentforest7147]

Mine two. I have watched it countless times as a kid and with my own kids. Love that movie.

[@Greenwillow]

Thank you. She was a wonderful actress. May she rest in peace. 😉

[@SandySaunders9142]

My goodness Angela was charming! I love watching her body language. Wish I could have met the dear lady. R.I.P. Miss Lansbury.

[@rbrowne2998]

Gaslight was a truly wonderful picture. Lansbury was brilliant in it.

[@DrCrabfingers]

What an interesting lady. Like so many performers a little uncomfortable appearing as herself but stupendously honest....and very endearing. She had a long and successful life...we can all aspire to that...

[@yoube449]

RIP ANGELA LANSBURY 1925 to 2022

[@rikp]

Funnily enough, the band is playing "A Step in the Right Direction" for her entrance which was cut from "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."

[@kamuelalee]

A great dame of stage and screen who will be sorely missed. RIP Mrs. Fletcher.

[@BeliaLastes]

RIP Angela 🙏❤️

[@denisefreitas6727]

Wonderful actress and a true legend. So sad she passed away.

[@walterzielinski6654]

One of the painful reminders these shows bring into sharp relief (ironically even as one is reminiscing nostalgically about them) is how effortlessly Cavett would glide from the entertaining to the cerebral and, as often, be situated in both realms at once--Olivier, Burton, O'Toole[!] to cite but a few examples in addition to this interview with Angela--in leaving his viewers with a pleasureable experience like no other. By comparison today--to be specific, the painful reminder--we have unalloyed mediocrity for what passes as "entertainment"; it's far worse than kitsch and there seems to be no way of escaping it. I have always felt a residue of anger towards ABC for cancelling his show. Carson never approached the heights that Cavett routinely achieved night after night. Not sure if he is still interviewing anymore, but I hope so. Haven't seen anything lately. I would love to attend at least one live (or pre-recorded) show. That would be wonderful! Cosmic, truly. Of no real consequence to my first observation, a serendipitous discovery learned from watching the programs again (that so intrigued me decades ago) was that his wardrobe was not quite as vast as I thought. I loved those suits and ties and occasionally the paired blazers and trousers he wore. When he wore a cravat (ascot?) without jacket the night his Woodstock show aired he was the epitome of cool! He may have been short statured--apropos his nonplussed reply to Angela " ...afraid of this little fella from the plains?"--but he looked so damned elegant in them! One could not help but admire his keen intelligence, his handsome good looks and the superb physique under that fashion sense. (If you're wondering about my reference to Cavett's build, there were interviews with Muhammad Ali; in one of them he goes into the ring for lessons in boxing from the Greatest who, immediately after checking out Cavett head to toe gushed on and on about his robust build.) After re-watching so many interviews I realize now the wardrobe was not as large as I remembered. This particular interview with Angela caught me off guard because I don't recall seeing the silver-gray number before. As I said, a comment of no consequence.

[@karenevita2463]

Dick Cavett was correct, the film is called 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' which tells of the story of the 'portrait' of Dorian Gray.

[@dennischiapello3879]

Yes! I was surprised Lansbury "corrected" herself.

[@timdaugherty4014]

Ms. Price is with Professor. Brown now.

[@Riccardo89]

9:07 she was referring to the Manson family and her daughter being involved, I guess.

[@darinjames3313]

♥️

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

I'm normally a Cavett fan but he pushed the moving to Ireland too much because he wanted her to say why. He knew the reason and the Manson connection. She clearly didn't want to say.

[@schumanhuman]

Dick should have kept on 'No, your first film was Portrait of Dorian Gray not Gaslight, don't you remember?' and just keep insisting till she believed it.

[@armandogabba8966]

Maybe i am the only one to say this but i thought that beside a great actress she was also a very hot woman

[@johnskinnwr4629]

She was in the picture of doren grey

[@codyluka8355]

Early in her career, she was quite pretty. That has always been a prerequisite for leading ladies in Hollywood.

[@ModedeScode]

You’re the only one

[@agentkkerryhoagland4801]

I must. Say that. That Angela Lansbury sounds like a very responsible woman. As well as a very responsible mother. She reminds me of my mother. When I was faced with a very difficult situation. At the residency that I used to live at. I happen to hear from a little birdie let’s say.. That there was a drug bust at the location that I used to reside at. When I heard this I wanted to get out of that situation I didn’t wanna be involved in it. I knew about it before my mother dead. But my mother happened to hear about the situation and she wanted to get me out of it.

[@alangallagher4040]

It's interesting here she plays the American accent...i wonder if that was a thing at the time, later she readopted her English accent

[@chrisb5823]

How has he not seen the movie???

[@kamuelalee]

Probably had just come out.

[@danielstanwyck2812]

This was not a good interview, on his part. He knew enough to as her is he was treading into some territory he ought not. If he knew that much, why bring it up to begin with. He's often a little too smug. she of course, although reticent and not relaxed, was lovely.

[@nealrutgerskid]

I believe you are a bit harsh on Dick. He was interviewing an actress at the time who was very uneasy. Dick wanted to make her feel comfortable rather than make a name or penny from this interview. Also angela made a slight comment of her absence from his show for 4 years.

[@DrCrabfingers]

Oh I would think they would have had a conversation before hand about what was acceptable to be discussed and what wasn't....I thought it was a very respectful and endearing interview...

[@MattST69]

I fully agree, he was being quite disingenuous. And yes always smug and not half as clever as he always seemed to think he was, as demonstrated by his many failed attempts at "wit" across all his celebrity interviews, where he cracks a cringeworthy joke and then doesn't know when to quit. Very overrated and awkward interviewer, on par with our own British version, the insufferably idiotic Michael Parkinson.

[@sgu02nsc66]

@@MattST69 insufferably idiotic Michael Parkinson? You may have found him insufferable, but he wasn’t an idiot. If nothing else he let his guest’s speak. A rarity these days.

[@hebneh]

I thought that Dick was intentionally "gaslighting" Angela when he was saying that her first movie was NOT "Gaslight".

[@geaj]

He tried to get her to go there about her daughter, but she didn't bite. It's nice that he wasn't so pushy.

[@kathrin-mariasamarrastehle6538]

[@robb7398]

Actually, she's wrong, it was the PICTURE of Doran Gray.

[@JimmiAlli]

She sounds frightfully British.

[@StephenRyan1951]

She is British.

[@clementinofrancisco3199]

Camden NJ, that place is very bad now, very dangerous, probably that was a safe place back then, hopefully

[@twc8356]

Not a Cavett fan. He was too dry lacking the spark of excitement and enthusiasm. Bob Costas had a similar style but was more engaging

[@Knappa22]

Is it just me who thinks the atmosphere in this interview is incredibly frigid and awkward? She visibly recoils from him. Neither is relaxed. Cringey to watch.

[@lisag18]

Awkward interview. Almost Mae West territory. He got off.on the wrong foot with the first film question. All he should have done was simply ask, what was your first American film? Gaslight then he could have asked her about Bergman and Boyer. Then he pushed her about moving to Ireland. I know he has to film time but you have Lansbury there. There's tons to ask!

[@EveHenleySpread]

This interview is so damn awkward

[@EveHenleySpread]

Clearly Angela is over doing her American accent here - trying to fit in, in later years her British accent was more prevalent

[@tommybrown74]

What an awkward / stilted interview. On both their parts.

[@PSB1983]

What a terrible interviewer; I thought he was one of America's best, at least we'll known. 🤔

[@codyluka8355]

No, not the best interview but even the best hosts have their off days.