How Angela Lansbury got her iconic 'Murder, She Wrote' role: 'I was immediately taken by Jessica'
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The late Angela Lansbury revealed how she got her iconic starring role in the beloved TV series, "Murder, She Wrote" in a 1984 interview.
"Peter Fischer had originally written it for Jean Stapleton, but she had just lost her husband and didn't want to do anything," the actress told the outlet. Will Mendelson is an entertainment editor for Fox News Digital.
Lansbury would ultimately go on to play the iconic mystery writer and amateur detective on the CBS series for its 12-season run, from 1984 to 1996.