It was my pleasure to elevate you to first class status which you very much deserved. (Fred MacMurray played the dual character roles of Steve Douglas and Fergus McBain Douglas in this four-part story arc.) Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. Thanks to you, her family, for sharing her with us all these years! During 1964, she guest-starred in two episodes, "Hideout" and "Rachel's Mother", of The Reporter, and made two successive appearances in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. When I watched it, I didn't know she had passed. I always enjoyed Anne in anything she was in. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana. May the God of all comfort be with you as you struggle to cope with your loss. "I was going through analysis at the same time and I was playing going through analysis on that film. "Radiation-proof?" During the 1980–81 season of Dallas, Francis had a recurring role as Arliss Cooper, the mother of Mitch and Afton Cooper. She played supporting roles in the films Susan Slept Here, So Young, So Bad, and Bad Day at Black Rock; her first leading role was in Blackboard Jungle (1955). Your lovely eyes and beautiful smile will never be forgotten. Anne Francis, right, appears with comedian Phyllis Diller and actor Robert Goulet at the Golden Globe Awards in 1966. Thank you so much for the fond memories. God bless you all. [11][12], Francis was a Democrat and supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. Sister Anne Francis McNally, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died April 17, 2019 in St Catherine of Siena Convent, Caldwell, New Jersey. Anne will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. In 1976, she appeared as Lola Flynn in an episode of Wonder Woman, entitled "Beauty on Parade". Born July 23rd 1943 in Kilcummin, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Thank you Anne for giving us a treasure trove of tv & movie work that we can watch over and over which helps us to forget (if only for a little while) that you're gone. [19], In 2005, TV Guide ranked Francis number 18 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list. After her first MGM contract, during which she attended studio school with Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell and Natalie Wood, she returned to New York. She also had some small roles on Broadway. Heaven has gained an angel you will be missed. "Actually, someone said to my mom that they thought I'd make a good child model, so she took me up to the John Robert Powers modelling agency, which was the top one in New York City at that time. I'm fortunate to have met you and will always remember how beautiful you were. In fact when a teacher asked at school who we loved most in the world, I said Honey West. The role brought her to the attention of the studio boss Darryl F Zanuck, who signed Francis to a 20th Century-Fox contract. In 1982, Francis wrote a book entitled Voices from Home: An Inner Journey, which was about her belief in mysticism and psychic phenomena. [6] She was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea. Anne was born on the family farm in the town of Guenther, on June 27, 1930, to the late Felix and Emily Lassa Jazdzewski. If you would like to sign Anne Marie Francis's guestbook, or send condolences to the family, please fill out the form below. I saw the original...and later became a commercial pilot...RIP..Giles Macqueen. She kept her followers informed of her progress on her website. Although the latter half of the title was also applicable to the latter half of this tale of delinquent girls in an authoritarian reform school, Francis was excellent as an abused teenage mother, lusting after the humane doctor (Paul Henreid). She was the hotest chic in the movies & on tv. She was so good, a fine actress! However, the studio only gave her bit parts in three films. For some reason today I was compelled to Google the actress. It is not every day, you see a beautiful,smart chick with style,driving around in a cobra jet, with a cheata. I always wanted to be a police/detective because of Honey West, played by Anne Frances! "[18], Francis studied flying toward the end of the 1960s, eventually earning her pilot's license. Francis was the star of a provocative 1960 movie about a high-priced call girl, Girl of the Night. Such a beautiful women and first class lady. She appeared in countless movies & tv shows but I will always remember her for her tv signature roll of Honey West which I still watch. She talked about "Leslie Nielsen and Walter Pidgeon trying to outdo each other telling limericks, none of which she could tell"! the older you were,the prettier you looked, you were beautiful,i loved you when i was a kid. What a loss. I hope so. We were sitting in the outer office with a lot of other folks and Mr Powers himself came out of his office door, looked around the corner, pointed at me, and said, 'I'll take that one!' You wete a wonderful actress and you will be missed. Anne Francis Pictures - Private Life and Times of Anne Francis. "No, just eye-proof will do. Anne Marie Francis , 44, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died on 6/16/2009 at 12:07 am at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. What a loss her passing has been. Mon 3 Jan 2011 16.53 GMT {{#isTree}}Plant Memorial Trees{{/isTree}} She was 80. Anne was my idol growing up. St. Mary College in Newburgh, NY at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon. In 1997 in Home Improvement episode "A Funny Valentine" as Liddy, Tim Allen's highschool classmate's mother. In “Honey West,” which aired from 1965 to 1966, Francis’ private detective character — who kept a pet ocelot, a wildcat — was a female James Bond: sexy, stylish and as good with martial arts as she was with a gun. Calling hours will be 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the funeral chapel on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Thank you. Committal will take place in Grandview Mausoleum. In fact Tom was only 56 yrs old when he suddenly passed away and apparently had good taste in Women, God bless the Anne Francis Family in their time of Sorrow. She loved Heinz Ketchup and always made sure to have several bottles on hand. I will always be your fan my old movies keep me sane so thank you for giving me so much you will NEVER be forgotten nor your classy acting skills you were the best!!!!!! She was a talented actress! WHO COULD FORGET HER AS HONEY WEST AND OTHER CHARACTERS SHE PLAYED. I would've signed it sooner but I just discovered its existence. she played Truly on Golden Girls. Its hard on us fans when we lose a favorite. She may be gone but we will always have her great looks and talent thanks to the wonderment of film. Kelowna, British Columbia Services By Valleyview Funeral Home Sister Anne Francis e Your condolence may need to be approved before it appears on this page. It encouraged a lot of people.”. And that's how it all started, when I was just six years old.". She was a beautiful woman and I love her show. Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” and later was sexy private eye in “Honey West” on TV, has died at age 80. “We could have hammed it up, but we wanted to be as sincere as we could,” she said. I am saddened to learn of your passing, I just came upon your honey west show and loved it. Sorry that we did not see more of her. Leticia (Lety) Santa Barbara ca. Loved anne francis..as honey west and many many years enjoyed the roles she played. In December of 1984 and again credited as Anne Lloyd Francis, she guest-starred in a Christmas-themed episode of The Love Boat playing the mother of Kim Lankford's character, 'Carol' in the storyline, "Noel's Christmas Carol." [20], Anne Francis was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007. Tension builds as high schools wait for state to decide if sports can return as scheduled, Chain Reaction, Anaheim’s all-ages concert venue, announces plans to close as supporters rally to save it, HOA Homefront: Who decides on the HOA colors? Anne Francis, left, poses with Lucille Ball, center, and Barbara Stanwyck pose at a party hosted by CBS-TV for the nominees for the 1966 Emmy Awards. Francis' final television acting role was in "Shadows", a 2004 episode of Without a Trace. First published on Mon 3 Jan 2011 16.53 GMT. Rest in peace. It may not appear immediately once submitted. I watched Honey West when I was about 9. I am deeply saddened by her passing but know now she is at peace. Required fields are marked *, Upload attachment  (Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, maximum file size: 10MB. I always will remember her in the twilight zone episodes. -Peter. When her movie career declined, Francis became active in television, appearing in dozens of series, including “Mission Impossible,” “The Virginian,” “My Three Sons,” “Ironside,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Golden Girls,” “Home Improvement” and “Nash Bridges.”. She was not only my favorite actress since I was a very young girl. Anne, I just watched your performance yet again on The Golden Girls. Before filming began, the actors held a meeting and agreed “to be as serious about this film as we could be,” Francis said in a 1999 interview. She was not only beautful and talented but she had beautiful a soul as well. If you see my father up there in heaven make sure he keeps his hands to himself. I wanted to be her, and I was so proud that I had a little mole in the same general vicinity on my face as she did. For the next three decades there followed scores of television guest spots, including four episodes of Dallas in the early 1980s.