“Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Fergusonshared a sweet storyabout spending time with Lansbury.
“I’ll never forget sitting next to Angela Lansbury at an opening night.
Even though I had to pee I refused to leave my seat during intermission.
I spent the 15 minutes chatting with her instead,” he wrote.
“She was incredibly lovely and I’m so glad I had that brief time with her.
“Her huge contribution to the arts and the world remains always.”
Throughout her career, she won five Tony awards.
Arthur made such a splash that she ended up starring in the 1965 film based on the play.
It was on the set of “Mame” that Arthur and Lansbury would become lifelong friends.
Lansbury would host the memorial service for her late friend and co-star at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre.
