Anthony Pullen Shaw: Facts about Angela Lansbury’s son

Anthony Pullen Shaw is the son of Angela Lansbury. Anthony Pullen Shaw’s mother Lansbury is an Irish-British actress and singer who has played many films, theatre, and television roles. Her career has spanned over 80 years, much of it in the United States; her work has received much international attention as well.

Anthony Pullen Shaw: Bio Sumamry

Anthony Pullen Shaw is an American actor and director. He is the son of Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw. Anthony Pullen was born on January 7, 1952. As of 2022, he is 70 years old. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Anthony is not the only child of her parents, he has two other siblings. They are  Deidre Angela Shaw and stepbrother David Shaw. Anthony Pullen Shaw’s father Peter Shaw was also an English actor and producer.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, his mother, Lansbury discusses how the life she shared with his father, Peter Shaw was nearly upended when the two discovered that both of their young teenage children were experimenting with heavy drugs.

Anthony and his sister Deidre grew up in Malibu and got heavily involved with drugs in their early teens. The English actor’s son and daughter were hanging out with the crowd led by Charles Manson. Angela Lansbury revealed to the Daily Mail:

“It started with cannabis but moved on to heroin. There were factions up in the hills above Malibu that were dedicated to deadly pursuits. It pains me to say it, but, at one stage, Deidre was in with a crowd led by Charles Manson.”

Their mother relocated to County Cork, Ireland, in order to aid her children, and she didn’t work while Anthony and Deidre recovered. That was back in the 1960s, and the star of “Murder, She Wrote” said there weren’t many choices for helping addicted teenagers at the time.

The family’s wisest decision was to relocate to her mother’s homeland. Lansbury claimed that she and her husband had no understanding of what was going on, much less how to deal with it:

“Certainly, I have no doubt we would have lost one or both of our two if they hadn’t been removed to a completely different milieu, the simplicity of life in Ireland.”

Anthony Pullen Shaw’s parents found a doctor who prescribed methadone to her children — a heroin substitute to help with the withdrawal symptoms. 

While Anthony Pullen’s mother, Lansbury repeatedly stated that she wanted to put her children before her career, she admitted that she often had to leave them in California for long periods when she was working elsewhere. 

Angela Lansbury brought up her children to be Episcopalian, although they were not members of a congregation. She has stated that “I believe that God is within all of us, that we are perfect, precious beings, and that we have to put our faith and trust in that.”

Anthony Pullen Shaw: Carrer and Family

Both Anthony and Deidre eventually pulled out of their bad habits and created new ones. The actress’ son followed his parents’ footsteps and pursued a career as an actor and director in the entertainment industry.

Anthony Pullen Shaw is a director and actor, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and the North Sea Hijack (1980).

Anthony became involved in show business at an early age. He appeared in the films A Bridge Too Far and The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. In addition to several acting credits, Anthony also directed and produced 68 episodes of Murder, She Wrote. In 1982, he joined his mother in the Broadway play A Little Family Business. 

Anthony Pullen Shaw now retired has been married to Lee Speer Webster since May 30, 1980, and has three children, including Peter John ( 1982 ), Katherine Shaw ( 1985 ), and Ian Lansbury ( 1989 ).

He became a father for the 1st time at age 31 when his wife Lee Webster gave birth to their son Peter John Shaw on March 30, 1983. His 2nd time was at age 33 when his wife Lee Webster gave birth to their daughter Katherine Beeson Shaw on June 12, 1985 and the 3rd time at age 37 when his wife gave birth to their son Ian Lansbury Shaw, aka Ian Lansbury, on April 19, 1989.

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Anthony Pullen Shaw’s mother Lansbury

At the age of 19, Deidre Angela Shaw’s mother Lansbury got married with a fellow actor,  Richard Cromwell, 15 years her senior. In a 2017 interview with the Radio Times, Lansbury admitted she was searching for a father figure:

“I understand younger women marrying older men. It’s a father — she didn’t have the father, and now she’s looking for it.” 

But the marriage wouldn’t last as the British actress solved that her husband was gay. Seven months later, their relationship fell apart, as the first partner “couldn’t fulfill his function” as a straight husband. The marriage ended in divorce in 1946, but they remained friends until his death in 1960.

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In 1949, she married actor and producer Peter Shaw, and they remained together for 54 years until his death in 2003. She acquired a step-son, David, from Shaw’s first marriage.

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Anthony Pullen Shaw’s mother died at the age of 96

His mother passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the age of 96. Broadway World has a statement from Lansbury’s family: “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre, and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine, and Ian, plus five great-grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined.”