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Edgar Lansbury (born 12 January 1930) is an award-winning British theatre, film, and television producer. Born in London, Lansbury was the son of Belfast-born actress Moyna Macgill and Edgar Lansbury, a politician and businessman, and the grandson of former Labour Party leader George Lansbury. He is the younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury and the twin brother of television producer Bruce Lansbury. Lansbury's first Broadway production, the 1964 Frank D. Gilroy play ''The Subject Was Roses'', won him the Tony Award for Best Play. Other Broadway credits include ''Promenade'' (1969, co-produced with Joseph Beruh), ''The Only Game in Town'', ''Look to the Lilies'', ''The Magic Show'', the 1974 revival of ''Gypsy'' starring his sister, ''Godspell'', ''American Buffalo'' (which earned him a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play), and ''Lennon''. Off-Broadway Lansbury has produced, among other productions, revivals of ''Arms and the Man'', ''Waiting for Godot'', and ''Long Day's Journey into Night'', and the comedy ''As Bees In Honey Drown'', which earned him a second Drama Desk Award nomination. Lansbury is the recipient of the John Houseman Award, presented to him by The Acting Company to honor his commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater.〔(BroadwayWorld.com, November 13, 2007 )〕 Lansbury's film credits include ''The Wild Party'', ''Blue Sunshine'', and ''Squirm'' and the screen adaptations of ''The Subject Was Roses'' and ''Godspell''. Lansbury produced the television series ''Coronet Blue'', which was broadcast by CBS during the summer of 1967. Lansbury was the father-in-law of Ally Sheedy, who was married to his son David from 1992 to 2008. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edgar Lansbury (producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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