We all have people to look up to in life. This can range from famous celebrities to members of our own family. Even those we always see on television, movies and on the stage we can often view as members of our own family.
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The same holds true for Angela Lansbury, someone that I grew up watching in the 1990s and whom I am paying tribute in light of her death on Tuesday October 11th at the age of 96. As a neurodiverse individual, I always had my tastes and selections to choose from and Angela was right at the top of my list.
My first movie that I remember featuring her of course was in “Beauty and the Beast” as Mrs. Potts, singing the title song that my Middle School Mentor would sing whenever we watched “Beauty and the Beast” during my Middle School years.
But, that was just her voice as seen in the “Beauty and the Beast” teaser from the Jungle Book VHS that I remember watching all the time.
The first time I remember seeing Angela on screen was as Eglantine Price in “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” (1971) and I could relate to Angela in the movie as a neurodiverse adult. You see, nowadays, I want to make a strong contribution to society and especially to the autism/neurodiversity community by any means necessary.
The ways that Angela went through in “Bedknobs” to try and help her country during World War II gave me a chance to identify myself with Eglantine Price. Going all out to find a locomotion spell would often be viewed negatively by others would be just like what I would do in her shoes.
Because that’s what I do, I am oftentimes like Eglantine Price trying to go through every trick in the book to help a cause. I’m not a magician, but I still work on making a difference every day.
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But that was just one film. Angela also appeared as the voice of the Dowager Empress Marie, the grandmother in “Anastasia” (1997) who has to face the possibility eventually of learning that her granddaughter was still alive.
Like a lot of people, I can be in denial over certain situations at times and eventually I would have to face the truth. Just another example of life’s works brought to life by Angela Lansbury.
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Finally, Angela reminded me to never forget what it is like to be a child in “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018). Even as an adult, I still watch cartoons and old movies that many would just brush aside. I think this is an important lesson for all of us to learn by as we get older.
In a way, Angela Lansbury kind of molded me into the person that I am today through her works on screen and for that I thank you, Angela. You had a tale as old as time and a song as old as rhyme. Rest in Peace!!
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Catch you all later!!
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