'Ireland move was the start of a new life' HOLLYWOOD.
ACTRESS Angela Lansbury - Angela Lansbury, British-born actress
- Minnie Lansbury, British suffragette
- George Lansbury, British politician
Also: - Lansbury Estate, London, named after George Lansbury
- Lansbury Park, Wales, UK.
told yesterday how Ireland became a
sanctuary sanctuary, sacred place, especially the most sacred part of a sacred place. In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, a sanctuary served as asylum, a place of refuge for persons fleeing from violence or from the penalties of the law. from the bright lights of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). .
The Murder She Wrote star said moving here with her family was like
"getting back to basics".
The 82-year-old told broadcaster George Hook from her home in Co
Cork: "We really needed to get away from California and the drug
life and all of that.
"We had our problems, there's no question about it, so
coming to Ireland was like beginning all over again and it afforded us
that time to get back to basics really.
"My grandmother, who came from Belfast, used to come to Cork
every winter because it was warmer.
"So we bought a house there. We gardened, I learned to cook
and used all the produce from the garden. The kids got jobs and we
started a whole new life."
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ACTRESS Angela Lansbury
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