Murder, She Wrote: Murder at a Discount
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Wednesday, February 11 on 5SELECT (46)
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Murder at a Discount
Season 10, Episode 9
A chain-store owner claims his business has dwindled because of his trial and acquittal for the murder of his wife - and he blames Jessica, who has mentioned him in one of her books. Angela Lansbury stars, with guest appearances by George Segal, Morgan Fairchild and Julianna Margulies
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George Segal
(Actor)
.. Daffy Dave Navarro
Angela Lansbury
(Actor)
.. Jessica Fletcher
Herb Edelman
(Actor)
.. Lt Artie Gerber
Julianna Margulies
(Actor)
.. Rachel Navarro
Morgan Fairchild
(Actor)
.. Iris Navarro
Walter Grauman
(Director)
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Did You Know..
George Segal
(Actor)
.. Daffy Dave Navarro
Angela Lansbury
(Actor)
.. Jessica Fletcher
Born:
October 16, 1925
in
London
Best Known For:
Murder, She Wrote.
Early-life:
Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London on October 16, 1925. Her mother was Irish actress Moyna MacGill; her father, Edgar Lansbury, was a timber merchant and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. She has younger, twin brothers, who became theatre producers. Her cousin was legendary animator Oliver Postgate. Angela's father died in 1934, and her mother became involved with a former soldier who was strict with the children. Her mother eventually took her children to Hollywood when she landed a part in a touring Noel Coward play.
Career:
While working in a department store in LA, Lansbury met a casting director through her mother. He offered her a role in the 1944 film Gaslight; she was just 18, but it landed her an Oscar nomination. Roles in National Velvet, Blue Hawaii and Bedknobs and Broomsticks followed. She gained further Academy Award nominations for The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Manchurian Candidate. She's also worked extensively on stage, winning a record five Tony Awards. But it was playing Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series Murder, She Wrote, that turned her into a household name. More recently, Lansbury has appeared in Nanny McPhee and Mr Popper's Penguins.
Quote:
"I'm never left behind. I'm the bionic woman."
Trivia:
Arguably her most offbeat work is a fitness book - Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves - My Personal Plan for Fitness and Well-Being.
Herb Edelman
(Actor)
.. Lt Artie Gerber
Julianna Margulies
(Actor)
.. Rachel Navarro
Born:
June 08, 1966
in
New York
Best Known For:
ER and The Good Wife.
Early-life:
Julianna Luisa Margulies was born on June 8, 1966, in Spring Valley, New York. She's the youngest of three daughters. Her father works in advertising, her mother is a former ballerina. The family moved around a lot while she was growing up, and lived in France and England before settling in New Hampshire, where she attended high school. She appeared in various plays while studying at the prestigious Sarah Lawrence College, later working as a waitress to make ends meet before landing acting roles.
Career:
Margulies' first movie was 1991's Out for Justice. She went on to appear in regional theatre, cropping up occasionally in such TV shows as Law & Order, and Murder, She Wrote. Her big break came in 1994 when she began playing nurse Carol Hathaway in ER. Thanks to her popularity, she was offered a $27million contract to stay with the show, but quit in 2000 to concentrate on theatre roles. Margulies then appeared in the movies Evelyn and Ghost Ship before returning to the small screen in several episodes of The Sopranos, The Lost Room and Canterbury's Law. She's currently the star of legal drama The Good Wife, for which she won a Golden Globe in 2010.
Quote:
"I don't want to crash and burn before I've gotten to where I want to go. I want to enjoy the ride."
Trivia:
Marguiles returned to ER for one episode during its final season.
Morgan Fairchild
(Actor)
.. Iris Navarro
Walter Grauman
(Director)
