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

Angela Lansbury talks about how she's gone from cockney to yank and the magic of her new film, 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks.'
Date aired - 6/16/1972 - 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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[@Inglese001]

RIP Angela. What an amazing life she had! Well played!

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Dame Angela Lansbury (October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022), aged 96 You will always be remembered as a legend.

[@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239]

😳

[@waynea5263]

Wow. She really shows the pain she was going through at the time from her drug addicted adult children. An amazing women and actress who lived a long life. RIP.

[@hijodelaisla275]

just one woman.

[@PM-zk8py]

Substitutary Locomotion forever Dear Lady 🌹 Ireland was honoured to have you as a resident 🇮🇪

[@Inglese001]

@P M not just a resident, Angela's mother was Irish. She was way more Irish than people think. It was in her blood!

[@arnekgriswold9059]

Her first movie was Gaslight, and he ended up trying to gaslight her as she politely declined to be gaslit. Incredible... Also very nice that she acknowledged not everyone had her means to protect her children.

[@anamcara1672]

I had the pleasure of meeting her after her performance in Sweeny Todd in 1976. The stagehand took me up to her dressing room. She came out in her robe, her wig was off and I was a bit taken aback. I remember standing before her and I am 5'7 and had to look up to her. She had the largest blue eyes! Most importantly, she grabbed my hand and asked me how I liked the show. She was so gracious and down to earth. I never expected to meet her when I went into the show. Simply marvelous!

[@catherinestgermain3362]

Wow! That must have been so exciting to meet her! A memory of a lifetime! I would love to meet her in person someday. I am a longtime fan since I saw her in Bedknobs and broomsticks years ago! I just love listening to her sing and she is a great actress! She is a icon.

[@KutWrite]

Who picked you to meet her, and why?

[@kevinchambers1101]

I was lucky to also see her in Sweeny Todd on Broadway. She gave a wonderful performance.

[@schrire39]

Sweeney Todd only opened on Broadway in 1979, not 1976.

[@scarlettsotiris4930]

Rest in Peace, lovely lady. ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ is one of my favourite childhood movies ❤️❤️

[@mildredsparks6684]

Whenever she was in the UK her accent came back in a flash. RIP Angela.

[@johnnyj0104]

I adore Ms. Lansbury! I have wanted to meet her my entire life to tell her how much I appreciate her and her work.

[@BellaFirenze]

I will let her know. She is my great aunt.

[@antmazement704]

@@BellaFirenze lol sure

[@BellaFirenze]

@@antmazement704 She is. What's your point.

[@jameswarren4999]

I saw her in Mame on Broadway in April 1967. Unforgetable!!!

[@thegirlwholovesmusic]

RIP Angela. You were the sweet aunt of my childhood that I never met.

[@alwaysnew189]

Today, is the sad, special, gloomy but festive day as well! Oct 11 '22. R I P Dame Angela Lansbury !!!! Your legacy is immense! Career for 10 lives! Posa in pace, signora. 🌙🌹🌟👑

[@susansackrison3139]

2022 Goodbye Dame Angela. Thank you for the memories.

[@jamesbodnarchuk6245]

I have fond memories of seeing bed knobs & broomsticks in the theatre back when I was a kid. Back when Disney was great!❤️🇨🇦

[@georger64]

Yep, me too. I was… 9? 10? Don‘t remember exactly. My first exposure to Angela Lansbury, I loved that film ever since. Even today, like now when the days get shorter, I sometimes watch it on a rainy afternoon. Great memories of our old movie theater, all the Disney re-releases back in the day, and the accompanying shorts befor the actual feature film.

[@dottiebreslin5509]

I was just thinking of Bedknobs and Broomsticks

[@hallson2917]

Rest in Peace and Thanks Mrs Lansbury!

[@PRR5406]

I absolutely love and adore Angela Lansbury. Not only a true movie star, but a lovely person.

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

She seems to be a lovely humanbeing. She will be missed.

[@lisanoble8777]

Love her! And I loved Bedknobs and Broomsticks!

[@michaelhawkins7389]

Angela Lansbury was 48 years old when this show aired in 1972 , she sadly died this year 11th October 2022 at the age of 96

[@andreaheyers5605]

I always loved Angela. I remember her being in the movie The courtjester with Danny Kaye.

[@rmoore1686]

Angela Lansbury was 17 years old in Gaslight. She was great 👍 as she always is.

[@richardgornalle4536]

This legend has given me decades of superlative entertainment. One classy lady. Wonderful interview. Don't get this standard today.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

Not anymore.

[@barrysteven5964]

How interesting to hear them in the 1970s discussing how train travel was a thing of the past. In Europe it was being expanded and modernised whilst in America it was seen as history.

[@MediaFilter]

She's so clever and witty whilst still being sweet! I love this lady.

[@dankryst2082]

Rest In peace and rise in glory xxx

[@guitarmatricide4834]

She’s right (as I would imagine she would be). “Gaslight” was released in 1944 and “The Picture of Dorian Gray” was released in 1945.

[@DeanLeonard1]

@Giac She's actually wrong about the title: It's "Picture."

[@SheldonHelms]

@@DeanLeonard1 I thought it sounded odd when she said it! You (and Dick) are right, though. It’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” not portrait.

[@maddymud]

He Gaslighted her about Gaslight

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Portrait is a mandela effect, strange she calls it that too considering she was in it

[@bdarci]

Her daughter was in with the Manson gang. Dame Angela rescued both her children by moving to Ireland. It wasn't a topic she talked about.I was surprised that she answered Cavett's questions as honestly as she did. Barbara Walters sandbagged her by asking her about the move in her interview in 1985. It had been previously agreed that Barbara wouldn't ask about Angela's kids' problems.

[@MikeSings82]

Thank you for elaborating! I was so curious as to what her kids got into that she moved them to Ireland. Fascinating backstory...her change in mood during that topic makes sense now. She was noticeably uncomfortable.

[@susanwhalan7552]

Her daughter Deirdre was not a 'member' of the Mansion Family but a target like a number of kids of famous people. The gang would charm them for money. In this case once Angie found out she cut all credit cards. The gang moved on. Luckily for them. That time in Malibu and the sixties drug use was rife. All the kids were dabbling in it. Angie and Peter decided to get away from the temptations esp after their house burnt down in a wildfire. Angie set up the home in Ireland and the kids followed and Peter went once he finished some business ties. Best decision for the whole family.

[@responsiblejerk2328]

Barbara Walters is trash. Mind-boggling how over-rated she is. I think she's evil in fact.

[@bdarci]

@@susanwhalan7552 this a quote from Dame Angela: There were factions up in the hills above Malibu that were dedicated to deadly pursuits. It pains me to say it but, at one stage, Deidre was in with a crowd led by Charles Manson. She was one of many youngsters who knew him - and they were fascinated. He was an extraordinary character, charismatic in many ways, no question about it.” - Angela Lansbury quoted in “Angela Lansbury: How Drugs and Divorce Have Shaped My Life” ©May 2014 DailyMail.com

[@rscottlogan9471]

responsible jerk You are an idiot.

[@iangreenberg5101]

RIP. What a life

[@archenema6792]

My favorite movie as a kid. "The Age of Unbelieving" is an all time classic. I sing it to my kids on a weekly basis. :)

[@markgalassini8742]

Yes ! Good movie. I remember seeing it in Lagrange il. Good times

[@archenema6792]

@@markgalassini8742 "Substitutiary Locomotion" is a great song, too!

[@archenema6792]

@killwill83 You could be right; I mangle lyrica all the time, ;)

[@mikelezcurra810]

What a delightful lady Ms. Lansbury is.

[@magpatocx]

RIP Angela Lansbury 1925-2022

[@hellodavey1902]

Watching this channel is bringing me so much joy as to how people can be... but I need to actively tell myself not to get downbeat about how we are now.. or at least to remind myself that Television is no longer where we find our best selves.

[@webvideofan]

4:16 This great nostalgia. We still romance the past to this day. 👍🏻

[@dansparce]

The gaslighting about Gaslight is actually pretty funny. Idk if it was intentional or not but still great

[@personanongrata5332]

She also had a small role in National Velvet as Liz Taylor’s older sister

[@marychocolatefairy]

Yes, Dick, I can name her first US movie- Gaslight, one of my favorite movies of the 40s. She got an Oscar nomination on her first try! Funnily enough, it was set in the 1890s, the era she said she wanted to go back to in the interview.

[@albertdewulf7688]

Here we are being nostalgic about a time that was sitting there being nostalgic about a time before them... Like looking into two mirrors facing each other. Whoa

[@FolliesFan-yu8mf]

Lovely to see this! It would also be wonderful to see the 1968 episode which is referred to in this interview!

[@macsnafu]

"Drowning in nostalgia" in 1972? Geez, I'm nostalgic for the 70s! As for Bedknobs and Broomsticks, I don't think I've actually seen the movie, but I definitely read the comic book version of it! Good story.

[@jebatman756]

She was so right about everything....

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

94 years old nowadays

[@tommoncrieff1154]

She lived and worked another 50 years! And he’s still going!

[@patrickstocks3576]

RIP Angela Lansbury 😢🙏✝️👼🏽😇🕊

[@dingopisscreek]

She is 95 & still going strong, her last film was in 2018

[@nick-her9275]

*96

[@OfficerFredPowell]

And now she died, unfortunately...

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@nick-her9275 she died on 11th October this year sadly

[@nick-her9275]

@@michaelhawkins7389 I know one of the greatest British 🇬🇧 stars ever

[@bendover9663]

Strange them talking about nostalgia and looking back in 1972 as we watch now haha

[@franciscordon9230]

Really enjoyed this!

[@Mrmoviefan123]

I could be wrong, but Angela might be the only person to originally perform at least one song each written by The Sherman brothers (in Bedknobs and Broomsticks) and Alan Menken (in Beauty and the Beast). I can't think of any others off the top of my head.

[@gregorykeithmorris3970]

Excellent observation!

[@kamuelalee]

"Gaslight" was Ms. Lansbury's first American movie.

[@xplaybwoix]

Rip queen Lansbury

[@Inglese001]

@Funky Roller you call her "queen Lansbury" and it's ironic that she died just weeks after the Queen, and at exactly the same age. In many ways, she was American royalty !

[@joshmills5219]

Delightful time capsule. Up until Cavett starts to pry about her moving to Ireland and she looks at her watch. Either he was clueless or trying to get a scoop about her kids. She was a pro.

[@MandaWard71]

She has her English accent, in Bedknobs & Broomsticks, the dialect was the 'King's English' when we pronounced our words precisely

[@tasnimanimanimaa]

I didn't know her accent sounded so American back then. Though she has moved back to Ireland and spent a lot of time in England so I guess her English accent has come back now.

[@AKoooooooo]

Mame had a 4th tour in 1969-1970, and played Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln NE for 1 night only on November 16, 1969. Sheila Smith, who played the role on Broadway sometime after Angela Lansbury had left, launched the tour in the title role, though several other actors would take on the role during its 55 city-stop run over the course of a short 10 months. It was, as far as my sources are concerned, the only time a national tour of the show ever came to Nebraska.

[@dean9235]

Rest in peace Angela x

[@dianeturnage9046]

I think that I would love to be her friend. She reminds me of a great aunt that I was very close to.

[@JordiLA]

She is so beautiful!

[@Mr_M_]

Rest in Peace

[@codiefitz3876]

“We’re drowning in nostalgia...” Welcome to 2020.

[@jenniferbaldwin3061]

Dame Angela Lansbury is all class and talented too. Aussie Jen

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

I don't remember what I was doing the afternoon that this aired. Probably what other second graders were doing. Nevertheless I missed it. Thank you, Dick, for this channel so I can get caught up on all of your great shows that I missed.

[@RLucas3000]

Dick’s show aired late at night, opposite Carson. You might be thinking of Merv Griffin.

[@smokerlad]

She still looks fabulous too and clearly loved coming back to Britain and made a Dame too (quite rightly!) :)

[@AussieTVMusic]

I first saw her in Bedknobs and Broomsticks in 1971 at the drive-in.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

My wife's Grandfather briefly dated her when he was in the Navy, I believe in the late 40s. She was quite a looker whe she was younger.

[@vintageenthusiast23]

idk about that one. she was married in the majority of the 40s.

[@serenechaosuk4682]

RIP Angela, cute English Rose if ever there was one !

[@anneroy4560]

Born in London, England in 1925 & moving to the states 15 years later to escape the blitz ...

[@gradyparrott6909]

Maybe it's just the era but the energy in this interview is really weird.

[@lulumoon6942]

I generally enjoy his interviews, but he earned his name in this one.

[@bWitched96]

Sadly, not the only interview where he earned the name. I'm a fan of the show (certain interviews are better than others, especially the ones where he's already a big fan of the person he's interviewing) but there's one interview he did that i both love and hate at the same time---the one with Kate Hepburn

[@joycepiantes8383]

She was always lovely. Great figure though out her career

[@genxbts5315]

RIP Angela …. Oct 11/2022

[@adamsinger123]

@7:55 "Some people are getting a very bizarre image of Southern California, all these articles about cultism, strange things going on, cauldrons popping up all over the place, you know...." Angela: "Well yes, cauldrons and all kinds of, uh, _nasties_ are... ... are _springing up,_ all over the place. It's very serious, what is happening, in _all_ big cities, and Los Angeles is certainly no exception."

[@leemclaury6251]

As of Oct. 12, 2020 Angela is still alive at age 94.

[@barbarastanwyck4288]

that was the most awkward interview i've seen from him, and i was so excited. she's one of my faves. 0 tact on his part here. especially after she bigged him up like that and was honest with her anxiety.

[@jameshudson169]

seemed like par for the course dick cavett to me.

[@morganleigh9569]

I agree. Sitting there and letting the awkward silence linger…seemed…contrived and deliberate. Not a nice guy.

[@_Uh_Oh_]

@@morganleigh9569 I have seen many of his interviews now on YT and have to agree, it was very odd - she seemed uncomfortable and he just sort of didn't say much.

[@codiefitz3876]

I FUCKING LOVE BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS

[@slackerhp]

You can tell he respects his guests.

[@KutWrite]

Yes. Cavett impressed me even more than Carson, though I liked him too - moreso in his earlier years.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

This was before the Fletcher series, and she was already a legend, lol

[@dianeturnage9046]

I love Angela Landsberry. I don't think this was 1 year ago from 2021. I did not know she was in Gaslight.

[@ianbromley7218]

I loved Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Angela Lansbury was really uncomfortable in that interview, watch her body movements She couldn’t get far enough away from the interviewer. Total lack of connection

[@smokerlad]

Interesting to see Angela here, she sounded more American but also seemed slightly unhappy, how she talks about parenthood and getting away to Ireland. So long before Jessica Fletcher too, the role that would cement her as a true legend :)

[@davidmiller3573]

One classy lady....

[@lindarowe8550]

She is great and she is british to

[@pc99991]

Rip

[@michaeldoyle6702]

Very vulnerable here. Tough with her kids in LA and the drug scene. Sounds like Ireland saved the family.

[@garycarpenter6433]

This is my favorite Disney movie after Mary Poppins

[@dazpatreg]

Her accent is like the recreation of the accent the founding fathers had

[@GingerTheMusical]

Omg lol this interview was a train wreck. The man didn’t know who the the heck was gonna walk on stage even as he read his que cards 😂 ugh she was a total diva and handled herself with grace. RIP

[@ryzardt]

I never thought Dame Angela lost her English accent.

[@maryanncarroll137]

51 years of age in this clip of 1971 ish

[@dontworry5696]

She’s a lot taller than I expected

[@mikesaunders4775]

She missed out on the part of Nurse Ratched in 'One flew over the Cuckoo's nest' because she was considered too tall.

[@BigSplenda1885]

he’s just short also

[@edwardloomis887]

It's rare to see übercool Dick Cavett overwhelmed by an interview subject, but he doesn't seem to know how to handle this one. He tries to mess with her about performing Mame in Nebraska and Colorado, and she shuts him down.

[@BrooklynDreaminCG]

I give her credit here for indirectly acknowledging her children's drug problem and that she was fortunate enough to acknowledge it and provide a different opportunity for them. I think also if parents give more money than time to their kids, and prioritize their careers instead, this is also liable to happen.

[@mangasky7]

Very interesting talk about the cults in Southern California (starting at 7:48). She seems a little flustered by it probably because her underage daughter, Deidre, associated with Manson, and Lansbury even wrote her a permission slip to hang out with him, in case her daughter was ever questioned by the cops.

[@lindaeasley4336]

When she talks about wanting her kids out of southern Cal and mentions " cauldrons" I believe she was fearful of stuff like the Manson family as this was 2 years removed from the vicious murders

[@matthewhenrickson2911]

Her son was also a drug addict for awhile.

[@kaylalamers950]

Her daughter was actually somewhat involved with them. That's why she got them out.

[@face2158]

@@kaylalamers950 her daughter was involved with the mansons ranch?

[@michellefawcett4740]

Gas light was her first movie she was in

[@williamgriffith1265]

🙏💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🙏🌻🌹

[@maddymud]

wait - did he just Gaslight her on Gaslight? 1:25

[@bookdear]

I've seen a few of Dick Cavett's interviews now, and his style seems to be a mix of casual and awkward. Does anyone know, who watched these shows when they originally aired, if this style was in vogue at the time? I know his show was quite popular. I like that he is friendly and doesn't push people, but at the same time, to not have researched his guests (or simply had his staff do it) seems a little lazy and disrespectful.

[@Clodhopping]

All the interviews I've seen with Dick Cavett were pretty awkward. He's a strange bland creature and was never hip or trendy.

[@Ursaminor31]

She is wonderful, sadly it is not an equal match.

[@chaddyates3467]

Could someone tell me when bedknobs and broomsticks came out in what year?

[@thewkovacs316]

biggest mistake warner brothers ever made was casting lucy over angela for the movie version of mame

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Bronagh Waugh guest appearance in jack Parr tonight show on may 30 1954