Daily Lansbury

Let's talk Murder, She Wrote. Let's talk J.B. Fletcher. No, I know, let's kind of combine those things and then end up talking about people who are even crazier about MSW and J.B. than me. I give you this entry from the Jessica Fletcher wikipedia page:

Figuring out J.B. Fletcher's birthday is a mystery in itself. In the episode "Dead Heat" (Season 2, Episode 8, originally broadcasted Sunday, November 24, 1985), Jessica is asked what her astrological sign is, to which she answers that she is a "Pisces, the last time I looked", which means that she had to be born sometime between February 19 and the vernal equinox around March 20.

In the episode "To The Last Will I Grapple With Thee" (Season 8, Episode 17, originally broadcasted Sunday, March 15, 1992), Jessica receives a birthday cake from her friend, Sean Cullane, earlier in the day, and celebrates her birthday with him that evening at Fenian's Chase Irish Pub, where Jessica has the Tuesday Special for dinner. Tuesday, March 17, 1992 is St Patrick's Day, and St. Patrick's Day is in the astrological sign of Pisces. However, there is some difficulty with this conclusion as no one in the episode wishes anyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day, something hard to believe would not happen in an Irish pub in New York City on St. Patrick's Day.

As well, Jessica Fletcher's maiden name is McGill, which may be a reference to Angela Lansbury's own mother, Moyna MacGill. The writers may have wished to extend the Irish connection established with her maiden name, by suggesting her birthday is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Another possible birthday for Jessica is November 21, which would make her birth sign probably Sagittarius, possibly Scorpio, but contradicts the information Jessica has given about herself. No age is given for Jessica in either of the two episodes mentioned above, so calculating a year is not yet possible.

Personally, I love this entry, as I had tried unsuccessfully to figure out J.B. birthday before. I knew that her maiden name was McGill, and that that was her Lansbury's mothers name, but that never led me to believe that her birthday was St. Patricks' Day. But it's all coming to gether for me now, thanks to some freaky person with just enough time on their hands.