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{{Infobox person
| name = Bruce Lansbury
| birth_name = William Bruce Mageean Lansbury
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|13|1930|1|12|df=y}}
| death_place = [[La Quinta, California|La Quinta]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_cause = [[Alzheimer's disease]]
| occupation  = Television producer and writer, screenwriter
| years_active = 1953&ndash;1996; 2003
| citizenship = [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[United States|American]] <small>(since 1954)</small>
| known_for = For producing:<br>''[[The Wild Wild West]]'',<br>''[[Mission: Impossible]]'',<br>''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'',<br>''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| parents = [[Moyna Macgill]]<br>[[Edgar Lansbury (politician)|Edgar Lansbury Sr.]]
| family = [[George Lansbury]] (grandfather)<br>[[Angela Lansbury]] (sister)<br>[[Edgar Lansbury (producer)|Edgar Lansbury Jr.]] (brother)
}}
'''William Bruce Mageean Lansbury''' (12 January 1930<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Bruce-Lansbury.html Profile], FilmReference.com, 13 December 2012</ref> &ndash; 13 February 2017) was an English-American [[television producer]]. His career lasted over 30 years, starting from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was known for producing many famous television shows such as ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' and ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''. 

==Early life==
Lansbury was born in [[London]]. He was the grandson of former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[George Lansbury]]. He was the younger brother of actress [[Angela Lansbury]]. He became a citizen of the United States in 1954.

==Career==
His career began in 1953, but became frequent in the 1960s. He retired officially in 1996, but returned to write a screenplay for a TV movie about ''Murder, She Wrote'' in 2003.

Lansbury served as producer of 69 episodes of ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', from 1966-69, and 38 episodes of ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', from 1969-1972. Lansbury served as producer of ''[[Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' and executive producer for the science fiction series ''[[The Fantastic Journey]]''. 

His name appears in the closing credits of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'' and ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' as "Vice President of Creative Affairs" for [[Paramount Television]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487049 Bruce Lansbury profile], imdb.com; accessed 28 June 2016.</ref>

Lansbury served as producer of 88 episodes of ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', starring his sister, [[Angela Lansbury|Angela]]. He was also a writer for 15 episodes of the show.

==Death==
Lansbury died on 13 February 2017 at his home in [[La Quinta, California]] from complications of [[Alzheimer's disease]], aged 87.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-lansbury-dead-tv-producer-angela-lansburys-brother-was-87-976535 Bruce Lansbury, TV Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 87], hollywoodreporter.com; accessed 15 February 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
*{{IMDb name|0487049|Bruce Lansbury}}

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