Dame Angela Lansbury to Celebrate 90th Birthday on Next METROFOCUS

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres a new episode in the New York metro area on Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21, 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV. In this special edition, on the eve of her 90th birthday, Dame Angela Lansbury joins MetroFocus to reflect on her legendary career that spans seven decades.

A true icon and an adopted New Yorker, Lansbury has graced almost every Broadway stage, starred on the silver screen and entertained audiences in their living rooms for generations. In this special half-hour show, Lansbury discusses growing up on stage and in front of the camera from her early days on "Gaslight" to her later years on "Murder, She Wrote" and everything in between.

MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.org amplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq.

MetroFocus is a production of WLIW LLC in association with WNET, parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. For 50 years, THIRTEEN has been making the most of the rich resources and passionate people of New York and the world, reaching millions of people with on-air and online programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of Science and nature, and invites students of all ages to have fun while learning.

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