She was pleased that Jessica Fletcher served as an inspiration for older women. and returned after dark - and reams of dialogue to memorize, Lansbury maintained a steady pace. Despite the long days - she left her home at Brentwood in West Los Angeles at 6 a.m. “I had to lay down the law at one point and say ‘Look, I can’t do these shows in seven days it will have to be eight days.’”ĬBS and the production company, Universal Studio, agreed, especially since “Murder, She Wrote” had become a Sunday night hit. “I was shocked when I learned that I had to work 12-15 hours a day, relentlessly, day in, day out,” she recalled.
The actor found the first series season exhausting. She had achieved notice as a mystery novelist and amateur sleuth. Based loosely on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories, the series centered on Jessica Fletcher, a middle-aged widow and former substitute school teacher living in the seaside village of Cabot Cove, Maine. She’ll be missed, celebrated and adored.”īut Lansbury’s widest fame began in 1984 when she launched “Murder, She Wrote” on CBS.
She was beloved as a person and an actress, and managed to be approachable, glamorous and heartbreaking. Playwright Paul Rudnick added: “she provided the most fabulous, irreplaceable joy.
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