- Actors Peter Shaw and Richard Cromwell were Angela Lansbury’s husbands
- She married her first husband, Cromwell when she was 19 years old but the marriage ended after a year and it had been claimed that Cromwell may be gay or bisexual
- The biological mother of 2 and stepmother of 1 was married to her second husband for over 50 years until his death in 2003 – 19 years before her death on 10 October 2022
English actress Angela Lansbury’s husbands, Richard Cromwell, and Peter Shaw were famous people whom she married in 1945 and 1949 respectively. While Peter, her second husband who died in 2003 was an English producer and actor; her first husband, Richard was an American actor.
Shaw was popular for his roles in Sons of the Sea and Forever Amber, and also as Angela’s husband of more than 5 decades. Cromwell on the other hand was married to the actress for about 9 months but his career highlight lasted years and was known for Young Mr. Lincoln and The Crime Smasher.
Here’s everything to know about the marriages and men Angela was married to before her death on 11 October 2022.
Meet Angela Lansbury’s Husbands
Richard Cromwell was Married to the Actress For Less Than a Year (1945-1946)
Richard Cromwell was an American actor famed for his roles in Bungalow 13 (1948), Riot Squad (1941), and Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). He was the first husband of Angela Lansbury.
The former couple became married on September 27, 1945, in Independence, California in a civil ceremony in California when Angela was 19 and Richard was 35.
The marriage lasted until 1946 when they divorced. As regards why the marriage ended, Angela had reportedly acknowledged that her first was a mistake and that she learned a lot from it.
There are also allegations that Angela made a revelation that her first husband was gay or bisexual. However, she had said that she never blamed him for his sexuality.
Whatever the case, the former couple had a good cordial relationship even after the failure of their marriage and remained friends till Richard’s death due to liver cancer on October 11, 1960.
Peter Shaw was the Second of Angela Lansbury’s Husbands and was Married to the Actress For 54 Years (1949-2003)
Peter Shaw was an English producer and actor who was also famous as the second husband of Angela Lansbury.
He married his actress wife in 1949, 3 years after Angela’s first marriage failed.
At the time of the marriage, Peter was 31 while Angela was 24 years old.
The Murder, She Wrote actress, Angel described what they had as a perfect relationship and she had even described her second husband as everything to her and they were devoted to each other.
Their marriage lasted 54 years until the death of Shaw on January 2003 at 84 following heart failure. He died in his Los Angeles home after marking his name in films such as One More River (1934), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Sons of the Sea (1939), and The Exile (1947).
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How Many Children Did Angela Have From Her Marriages?
Angela Lansbury had 1 stepchild and 2 biological children from her second marriage to Peter Shaw.
Her stepchild, David was born in Peter’s previous relationship before he became married to the actress.
Her other 2 children are a daughter named Deidre Angela Shaw and a son, Anthony Pullen Shaw.
While Deidre was born in 1953, Anthony was born in 1952. They started to draw attention when their famous parents dropped their careers at the peak so they could raise them when they discovered that Deidre was hanging out with Charles Manson’s followers and Anthony had started sampling drugs.
Thankfully, the celebrity children were able to get back on track and other parents headed back to Hollywood to continue with their careers.
At present, 71 years old Deidre is a chef who opened a restaurant in Los Angeles with her husband, Enzo Batara.
Anthony on the other hand is an actor famed for A Bridge Too Far and A Family Business.
Additionally, Angela and her husband were grandparents. From their son Anthony, 72, they were grandparents of 3: Peter John Shaw, Katherine Beeson Shaw, and Ian Lansbury Shaw.
They also had other grandchildren from Deidre and perhaps, David.
