A post on Twitter about actress Angela Lansbury saving her daughter from cult leader Charles Manson went viral just days after her death.
Canadian writer Christopher Moloney tweeted, “Angela Lansbury told a story about her daughter falling under the spell of a Hollywood deadbeat.”
The tweet continues, “He would pick the girl up from school and get her to steal money and food from her parents for him. Worried, Lansbury moved the entire family to Ireland. The guy was Charles Manson.”
Angela Lansbury told a story about her daughter falling under the spell of a Hollywood deadbeat. He would pick the girl up from school and get her to steal money and food from her parents for him. Worried, Lansbury moved the entire family to Ireland. The guy was Charles Manson.
— Christopher Moloney (@Moloknee) October 11, 2022
The post garnered several reactions and shares from other users.
One user wrote, “Murder, she erased.”
Murder, she erased https://t.co/PfEvlf0Vjb
— Josh Ross (@jrossND) October 13, 2022
Another tweeted, “Amazing story. We worry about our kids getting in with the wrong crowd, but this must’ve been a whole new level of fear. Good mom, this special lady. RIP.”
https://twitter.com/NinaDani21/status/1580330428833366016
Check out more tweets below:
Well there's my mind blown for the day. https://t.co/q9ARkaTCR8
— Allison Dickson (@MsAllieD) October 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/authorKQ/status/1580211862653714433
https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1580208075700465665
If there's any reason to move thousands of miles to another country https://t.co/QUbW0Qbfe3
— Erica Henderson (@EricaFails) October 12, 2022
Hollywood https://t.co/5dfibPSpn1
— Jorge R. Gutierrez (@mexopolis) October 12, 2022
Along with everything else she was also an excellent mother? God bless https://t.co/q5uUXAPCtA
— Diane Farr (@GetDianeFarr) October 13, 2022
An incredible Angela Lansbury story. What a life. https://t.co/DFRtbJbnLh
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 12, 2022
In 2014, Lansbury spoke with The Daily Mail about her experience saving her daughter.
She told the outlet about how her children became involved with drugs.
“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,” Lansbury said at the time.
The actress continued, “She was one of many youngsters who knew him – and they were fascinated. He was an extraordinary character, charismatic in many ways, no question about it.”
Lansbury explained she told her husband they had to leave.
She said: “So we upped sticks and moved the family to a house I found in County Cork. I was drawn to Ireland because it was the birthplace of my mother and it was also somewhere my children wouldn’t be exposed to any more bad influences. I still have a house there which I try and visit at least once a year. So I refused all work for a year and simply kept house. I bought Elizabeth David’s books and learnt how to cook properly. It was a wonderful time in my life.”
According to her, the couple’s son “pulled right out of his bad habits quite quickly. It took Deidre (now aged 60) a little longer but she finally got married and she and her husband now live in Los Angeles, where they run their own Italian restaurant.”
Manson’s notorious murders took place in the late 1960s.
The most notable victim was actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, who was killed along with three other guests inside her home.