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'Forbidden Planet' Star Anne Francis Dies at Age 80
FoxNews.com ^ | January 3, 2011 | Associated Press

Posted on 01/03/2011 9:14:57 AM PST by LibFreeOrDie

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 in California.

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KEYWORDS: annefrancis; obituary
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To: I Drive Too Fast

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61 posted on 01/03/2011 12:05:35 PM PST by windcliff
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To: LibFreeOrDie
On the bright side ...

... this will do a lot for ocelot awareness.

2011 won't be another one of those years that just flow by without anyone ever giving a thought to Leopardus pardalis, aka el jaguarete or el tigrillo.

62 posted on 01/03/2011 2:36:40 PM PST by x
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To: Perdogg; EveningStar; Borges; Mr. K; Blondie; altura; mylife; Mama_Bear; Jack Deth; ...

Another classic star has left us

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63 posted on 01/03/2011 3:09:02 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

First saw her on TV as a Bonnie Maid girl in the 50’s. She was a knockout!


64 posted on 01/03/2011 3:18:43 PM PST by golf lover
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To: LibFreeOrDie

First saw her on TV as a Bonnie Maid girl in the 50’s.


65 posted on 01/03/2011 3:21:13 PM PST by golf lover
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To: abb

It was an adapdation of The Tempest. The design was very high budget for an SF film. It was MGM so it had that sheen.


66 posted on 01/03/2011 3:24:52 PM PST by Borges
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To: Lurker

I saw her on the Twilight Zone marathon on Sci-Fi over the weekend. RIP.


67 posted on 01/03/2011 3:26:25 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: Zionist Conspirator
She was also the living mannequin in that episode of "The Twilight Zone."

yes! it's funny... i was just thinking of that episode the other day...

68 posted on 01/03/2011 3:28:42 PM PST by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: DollyCali

She was very natural looking, and very unique for that reason. It was probably also the reason that she was as popular as she was. Rest in peace, Anne.


69 posted on 01/03/2011 3:33:15 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Cute kitty!


70 posted on 01/03/2011 3:34:44 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: DollyCali

A truly CLASSY classic star. She was one of those gorgeous “50’s Dames” that I loved so much.


71 posted on 01/03/2011 4:37:48 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: DollyCali

A truly CLASSY classic star. She was one of those gorgeous “50’s Dames” that I loved so much.


72 posted on 01/03/2011 4:38:05 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

The thing I remember her best for was a Twilight Zone episode where she played a dress mannequin that was out for a months vacation and needed to return to her full time job.

RIP, Ms. Francis.


73 posted on 01/03/2011 5:08:03 PM PST by FrogMom (No such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: windcliff
No. Say "id" isn't true.

I heard this morning a mention of the Honey West actress and didn't realize this is who they were talking about.

First Leslie Nielsen and now she joins him from that great sci fi classic film.

74 posted on 01/03/2011 5:18:23 PM PST by I Drive Too Fast
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To: Elwood P. Doud

“...better keep an eye out for Earl Holliman, too.”

Sorry to say but Earl is no longer of this world, either. He died over a year ago.


75 posted on 01/03/2011 5:25:42 PM PST by untwist
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To: LibFreeOrDie
Anne's short blue-gray dress from Forbidden Planet was on exhibit when I visited the Experience Music Project museum in Seattle a few years back.

Anne Francis remains a favorite actress.

76 posted on 01/03/2011 7:02:03 PM PST by steelyourfaith (ObamaCare Death Panels: a Final Solution to the looming Social Security crisis ?)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Another class act from the Golden Age of Hollywood goes home. RIP Anne.


77 posted on 01/03/2011 7:09:12 PM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: JoeProBono

The movie was just on yesterday on TCM.


78 posted on 01/03/2011 7:13:20 PM PST by Perdogg (What Would Aqua Buddha do?)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

RIP. Forbidden Plant is one of my all time favorites.


79 posted on 01/03/2011 7:16:48 PM PST by DejaJude
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80 posted on 01/03/2011 7:19:31 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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