Bruce Lansbury

Bruce Lansbury
Born William Bruce Mageean Lansbury
(1930-01-12)12 January 1930
London, England
Died 13 February 2017(2017-02-13) (aged 87)
La Quinta, California
Cause of death Alzheimer's disease
Citizenship British and American (since 1954)
Occupation Television producer and writer, screenwriter
Years active 1953–1996; 2003
Known for Producing:
The Wild Wild West,
Mission: Impossible,
Knight Rider,
Murder, She Wrote
Parent(s) Edgar Lansbury Sr.
Moyna Macgill
Family Angela Lansbury (sister)
Edgar Lansbury Jr. (brother)
George Lansbury (grandfather)
Tamara Ustinov (niece)
John Postgate (cousin)
Oliver Postgate (cousin)
Coral Lansbury (cousin)

William Bruce Mageean Lansbury (12 January 1930[1] – 13 February 2017) was an award-winning British-American television producer and television writer and screenwriter. His career spanned over 30 years, from the 1960s to the 1990s, and included work on a number of popular American television series.

Personal life

Born in London in 1930, Lansbury was the son of Belfast-born actress Moyna Macgill and Edgar Lansbury, a politician and businessman, and 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.

Television

Lansbury served as producer of 69 episodes of The Wild Wild West, from 1966–69, and 38 episodes of Mission: Impossible, from 1969–72, and among his work on other television series and TV movies, Lansbury served as producer of Wonder Woman, Knight Rider and executive producer for the science fiction series The Fantastic Journey.

His name appears in the closing credits of The Brady Bunch, Happy Days and The Odd Couple as "Vice President of Creative Affairs" for Paramount Television.[2]

Lansbury's most notable position was serving as producer of 88 episodes of Murder, She Wrote, starring his sister, Angela. He was also a writer for 15 episodes of the show.[3]

Death

Bruce Lansbury died on 13 February 2017 at the age of 87 in La Quinta, California, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was survived by his second wife, two daughters, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and siblings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Profile, FilmReference.com, 13 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Bruce Lansbury profile, imdb.com; accessed 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Mike (14 February 2017). "Bruce Lansbury, TV Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Bruce Lansbury, TV Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 87, hollywoodreporter.com; accessed 15 February 2016.
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