Anne Francis dies at 80, "Forbidden Planet," "Honey West" actress

[NedNickerson]

I will always remember her as Honey West. She also played in an episode of "The Golden Girls, " as Dorothy's friend Trudy in the episode where Trudy dies playing a game of tennis with Dorothy. I also remember her from a couple of episodes on "The Twilight Zone," particularly in the creepy episode where she plays a mannequin in an empty store.

Anne Francis, who costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later played the title role in "Honey West," the mid-1960s TV series about a sexy female private detective with a pet ocelot, died Sunday. She was 80.

Francis, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007 and underwent surgery and chemotherapy, died of complications of pancreatic cancer at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, said Jane Uemura, her daughter. Friends and family members were with her, said a family spokeswoman, Melissa Fitch.

A shapely blond with a signature beauty mark next to her lower lip, Francis was a former child model and radio actress when she first came to notice on the big screen in the early 1950s.

More:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-anne-francis-20110103,0,2031697.story

Honey West

Signing autographs at a "Twilight Zone" convention

 

[Lefty]

Didn't realize she had reached that age marker.

Damn, Honey West and my dick grew up together

in many many ways

Go lady...you've earned your promotion.

Fuck, this year sucks already.

Well, thats better than being here and being eaten up by cancer anyway.

...

 

[jdcnow]

She was awesome in "The After Hours", the Twilight Zone episode of which you speak, Ned. She will be dearly missed. RIP, Ms. Francis. And thank you for your amazing gift of entertaining us.

 

[jdcnow]

The Twilight Zone: "The After Hours". In my opinion, Ms Francis' best acting work.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

 

[NedNickerson]

Honey West opening

 

[jdcnow]

^^ Gorgeous lady, Ms Francis was. Thanks, Ned.

 

[Maklaar13]

She was the first actress to make an impression on me, I was a little boy and saw her on television on Honey West. I thought she was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. My bf gave me the Honey West dvds for my birthday a couple of months ago, she was amazing!

 

[GL]

i was just watching forbidden planet last night.

how sad.

r.i.p.

 

[Jayden]

Met her once at an event at the Beverly Hilton. Such a kind and sweet lady. Took a pic with her. I'm gonna try and find it. R.I.P. Anne.

 

[NedNickerson]

Back in the early Seventies, when I was still a kid, for a couple of years, I collected celebrity autographs. I still have a scrapbook with several dozen autographed photos. This is a photo I received from Anne Francis:

Here's a nice tribute I found online:

Anne Francis Dies: FORBIDDEN PLANET, TV Series HONEY WEST

http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/anne-francis-dies-forbidden-planet-honey-west/

 

[bike10]

A classic lady love her back in the Honey West.