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#13782 Anne-Francis

Anne-Francis - Anne Francis got into show business quite early in life. She was born Ann Marvak on September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York (which is near Sing Sing prison), the only child of Phillip Marvak, a businessman/salesman, and the former Edith Francis. A natural little beauty, she became a John Robert Powers model at age 6(!) and swiftly moved into radio soap work and television in New York. By age 11, she was making her stage debut on Broadway playing the child version of Gertrude Lawrence in the stars 1941 hit vehicle Lady in the Dark. During this productive time, she attended New Yorks Professional Childrens School.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer put the lovely, blue-eyed, wavy-blonde hopeful under contract during the post-war World War II years. While Anne appeared in a couple of obscure bobbysoxer bits, nothing much came of it. Frustrated at the standard cheesecake treatment she was receiving in Hollywood, the serious-minded actress trekked back to New York where she appeared to good notice on televisions Golden Age drama and found some summer stock work on the sly (My Sister Eileen).Discovered and signed by 20th Century-Foxs Darryl F. Zanuck after playing a seductive, child-bearing juvenile delinquent in the low budget film So Young So Bad (1950), Anne soon starred in a number of promising ingénue roles, including Elopement (1951), Lydia Bailey (1952) and Dreamboat (1952) but she still could not seem to rise above the starlet typecast. At MGM, she found promising leading lady work in a few noteworthy 1950s classics: Czarny dzien w Black Rock (1955); Szkolna dzungla (1955); and the science fiction cult classic Zakazana planeta (1956). While co-starring with Hollywoods hunkiest best, including Paul Newman, Dale Robertson, Glenn Ford and Cornel Wilde, her roles still emphasized more her glam appeal than her acting capabilities. In the 1960s, Anne began refocusing strongly on the smaller screen, finding a comfortable niche on television series. She found a most appreciative audience in two classic Strefa mroku (1959) episodes and then as a self-sufficient, Emma Peel-like detective in Aaron Spellings short-lived cult series Honey West (1965), where she combined glamour and a sexy veneer with judo throws, karate chops and trendy fashions. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nomination.The actress returned to films only on occasion, the most controversial being Zabawna dziewczyna (1968), in which her co-starring role as Barbra Streisands pal was heartlessly reduced to a glorified cameo. Her gratuitous co-star parts opposite some of filmdoms top comics in their lesser vehicles -- Jerry Lewis Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) and Don Knotts The Love God? (1969) -- did little to show off her talents or upgrade her career. For the next couple of decades, Anne remained a welcome and steadfast presence in a slew of television movies (The Intruders (1970), Haunts of the Very Rich (1972), Little Mo (1978), A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)), usually providing colorful, wisecracking support. She billed herself as Anne Lloyd Francis on occasion in later years.For such a promising start and with such amazing stamina and longevity, the girl with the sexy beauty mark probably deserved better. Yet in reflection, her output, especially in her character years, has been strong and varied, and her realistic take on the whole Hollywood industry quite balanced. Twice divorced with one daughter from her second marriage, Anne adopted (as a single mother) a girl back in 1970 in California. She has long been involved with a metaphysical-based church, channeling her own thoughts and feelings into the inspirational 1982 book Voices from Home: An Inner Journey. Lately, she has spent more time off-camera and involved in such charitable programs as Direct Relief, Angel View and the Desert AIDS Project, among others. Her health declined sharply in the final years. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, the actress sadly died on January 2, 2011, from complications of pancreatic cancer in a Santa Barbara (California) retirement home.. Date of Birth, 16September 1930,Ossining, New York, USA ,Date of Death, 2January 2011,Santa Barbara, California, USA (pancreatic cancer) ,Birth Name,Anne Lloyd Francis,Height, 58(1.73m)

Anne Francis got into show business quite early in life. She was born Ann Marvak on September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York (which is near Sing Sing prison), the only child of Phillip Marvak, a businessman/salesman, and the former Edith Francis. A natural little beauty, she became a John Robert Powers model at age 6(!) and swiftly moved into radio soap work and television in New York. By age 11, she was making her stage debut on Broadway playing the child version of Gertrude Lawrence in the stars 1941 hit vehicle Lady in the Dark. During this productive time, she attended New Yorks Professional Childrens School.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer put the lovely, blue-eyed, wavy-blonde hopeful under contract during the post-war World War II years. While Anne appeared in a couple of obscure bobbysoxer bits, nothing much came of it. Frustrated at the standard cheesecake treatment she was receiving in Hollywood, the serious-minded actress trekked back to New York where she appeared to good notice on televisions Golden Age drama and found some summer stock work on the sly (My Sister Eileen).Discovered and signed by 20th Century-Foxs Darryl F. Zanuck after playing a seductive, child-bearing juvenile delinquent in the low budget film So Young So Bad (1950), Anne soon starred in a number of promising ingénue roles, including Elopement (1951), Lydia Bailey (1952) and Dreamboat (1952) but she still could not seem to rise above the starlet typecast. At MGM, she found promising leading lady work in a few noteworthy 1950s classics: Czarny dzien w Black Rock (1955); Szkolna dzungla (1955); and the science fiction cult classic Zakazana planeta (1956). While co-starring with Hollywoods hunkiest best, including Paul Newman, Dale Robertson, Glenn Ford and Cornel Wilde, her roles still emphasized more her glam appeal than her acting capabilities. In the 1960s, Anne began refocusing strongly on the smaller screen, finding a comfortable niche on television series. She found a most appreciative audience in two classic Strefa mroku (1959) episodes and then as a self-sufficient, Emma Peel-like detective in Aaron Spellings short-lived cult series Honey West (1965), where she combined glamour and a sexy veneer with judo throws, karate chops and trendy fashions. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nomination.The actress returned to films only on occasion, the most controversial being Zabawna dziewczyna (1968), in which her co-starring role as Barbra Streisands pal was heartlessly reduced to a glorified cameo. Her gratuitous co-star parts opposite some of filmdoms top comics in their lesser vehicles -- Jerry Lewis Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) and Don Knotts The Love God? (1969) -- did little to show off her talents or upgrade her career. For the next couple of decades, Anne remained a welcome and steadfast presence in a slew of television movies (The Intruders (1970), Haunts of the Very Rich (1972), Little Mo (1978), A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)), usually providing colorful, wisecracking support. She billed herself as Anne Lloyd Francis on occasion in later years.For such a promising start and with such amazing stamina and longevity, the girl with the sexy beauty mark probably deserved better. Yet in reflection, her output, especially in her character years, has been strong and varied, and her realistic take on the whole Hollywood industry quite balanced. Twice divorced with one daughter from her second marriage, Anne adopted (as a single mother) a girl back in 1970 in California. She has long been involved with a metaphysical-based church, channeling her own thoughts and feelings into the inspirational 1982 book Voices from Home: An Inner Journey. Lately, she has spent more time off-camera and involved in such charitable programs as Direct Relief, Angel View and the Desert AIDS Project, among others. Her health declined sharply in the final years. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, the actress sadly died on January 2, 2011, from complications of pancreatic cancer in a Santa Barbara (California) retirement home.. Date of Birth, 16September 1930,Ossining, New York, USA ,Date of Death, 2January 2011,Santa Barbara, California, USA (pancreatic cancer) ,Birth Name,Anne Lloyd Francis,Height, 58(1.73m) .

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