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'''Peter Shaw''', born '''Peter Pullen''', (24 June 1918 - 29 January 2003) was an actor/producer and the longtime husband of actress [[Angela Lansbury]]. Born in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[England]], he began his career in front of the screen following [[World War II]], and later found success as a studio executive. Shaw served in the British army during the second World War. He was signed to a contract with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] by the [[Charles K. Feldman|Charles Feldman Agency]] in the late |
'''Peter Shaw''', born '''Peter Pullen''', (24 June 1918 - 29 January 2003) was an actor/producer and the longtime husband of actress [[Angela Lansbury]]. Born in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[England]], he began his career in front of the screen following [[World War II]], and later found success as a studio executive. Shaw served in the British army during the second World War. He was signed to a contract with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] by the [[Charles K. Feldman|Charles Feldman Agency]] in the late 1940s. |
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MGM was where the handsome actor met his future wife, Angela Lansbury. After marrying the actress on 12 August 1949, Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the [[William Morris Agency]], where he represented such luminaries as [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Robert Mitchum]]. Returning to MGM as head of production in 1964 and then re-joining the William Morris Agency as an international business manager, Shaw launched [[Corymore Productions]] in 1987, and it was at [[Universal Studios]] that he and his two sons produced Lansbury's ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', in addition to numerous other made-for-television features. |
MGM was where the handsome actor met his future wife, Angela Lansbury. After marrying the actress on 12 August 1949, Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the [[William Morris Agency]], where he represented such luminaries as [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Robert Mitchum]]. Returning to MGM as head of production in 1964 and then re-joining the William Morris Agency as an international business manager, Shaw launched [[Corymore Productions]] in 1987, and it was at [[Universal Studios]] that he and his two sons produced Lansbury's ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', in addition to numerous other made-for-television features. |
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Revision as of 14:49, 24 March 2011
Peter Pullen Shaw | |
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| Born | 24 June 1918 |
| Died | 29 January 2003 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | his death |
| Children | David Shaw (b. 1944) Anthony Peter Shaw (b. 7 January 1952) Deirdre Angela Shaw (b. 26 April 1953) |
Peter Shaw, born Peter Pullen, (24 June 1918 - 29 January 2003) was an actor/producer and the longtime husband of actress Angela Lansbury. Born in Reading, England, he began his career in front of the screen following World War II, and later found success as a studio executive. Shaw served in the British army during the second World War. He was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the Charles Feldman Agency in the late 1940s.
MGM was where the handsome actor met his future wife, Angela Lansbury. After marrying the actress on 12 August 1949, Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the William Morris Agency, where he represented such luminaries as Katharine Hepburn and Robert Mitchum. Returning to MGM as head of production in 1964 and then re-joining the William Morris Agency as an international business manager, Shaw launched Corymore Productions in 1987, and it was at Universal Studios that he and his two sons produced Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote, in addition to numerous other made-for-television features.
Plagued by failing health in his later years, Peter Shaw died of heart failure in his Los Angeles home in January 2003. He was 84.
Filmography
- The Exile (1947)
- Forever Amber (1947)
- Wuthering Heights (1939) (technical advisor)
- Sons of the Sea (1939)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Clive of India (1935)
- One More River (1934)
