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Murder, She Wrote S3E9 — Obituary for a Dead Anchor
7.5
Murder, She Wrote•Season 3•Episode 9

Obituary for a Dead Anchor

7.5/10 · 561 votesDec 7, 198645 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 3•matches the season avg

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Jessica reluctantly agrees to do an interview for an old friend, Paula Roman, but is surprised when Kevin Keats, a journalist who had been doing a series of stories on an art dealer who was really a drug dealer, shows up to do the interview,

Directed byWalter Grauman
Written byRobert Van Scoyk
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Cast1

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

Crew8

Walter Grauman

Walter Grauman

Director

R

Robert Van Scoyk

Writer

M

Michael J. Lynch

Editor

W

William J. Webb

Set Decoration

R

Robert Wingo

Set Decoration

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Leslie Parsons

Production Design

R

Richard Markowitz

Music

H

Howard Block

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Obituary for a Dead Anchor" is episode 9 of Murder, She Wrote season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 561 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Walter Grauman and written by Robert Van Scoyk, it aired on December 7, 1986.

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