William Bruce Mageean Lansbury (12 January 1930[1] – 13 February 2017) was a British-American television producer, television writer and screenwriter. His career spanned over 30 years, from the 1960s to the 1990s, and included work on a number of American television series.
Personal life
Born in London, England, in 1930, Lansbury was a son of English politician and businessman Edgar Lansbury and actress Moyna Macgill, and a grandson of future Labour Party leader George Lansbury. He was the younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury and the twin brother of theatre, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury. Both brothers became United States citizens in 1954. Lansbury was a graduate of UCLA and married his first wife, Mary Hassalevris, in 1951. The couple had two daughters and remained together until Mary's death in 1996. In 1998, he married Gail England.[2]
Lansbury's most notable position was as producer of 88 episodes of Murder, She Wrote, which starred his sister Angela. He was also a writer for 15 episodes of the show.[2]
Death
Bruce Lansbury died on 13 February 2017, at the age of 87 in La Quinta, California, after battling Alzheimer's disease.[3]
