ANNE FRANCIS, R.I.P.

ANNE FRANCIS, R.I.P.

THIS IS A HARD ONE FOR ME TO TAKE IN . . . NEXT TO EMMA PEEL, HONEY WEST WAS IT . . .

Anne Francis, the New York-born actress who first gained widespread attention through her co-starring role in the 1956 science-fiction film Forbidden Planet, but later played the sexy title role in ABC-TV’s Honey West (1965-1966), died on Sunday at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, California. She was 80 years old.

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