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I honestly consider that the greatest gift to me, is the reaction that I get from my work. That is a given which I never, ever take for granted. But to be given that by audiences, individuals, on the street, in the theater, is an extraordinary feeling.

Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury
Age: 99
Born: 1925
Born: October 16
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Angela Brigid Lansbury
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