Anne Hollingshead Francine was an American actress and cabaret singer.
10 Facts About Anne Francine
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Anne Francine was raised in the Main Line region of suburban Philadelphia.
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Anne Francine won an amateur singing contest and began performing as a cabaret singer in the 1930s at the Coq Rouge.
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Anne Francine sang abroad in London and Paris in the 1940s.
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Anne Francine made her Broadway debut in 1954 with Shirley Booth in By the Beautiful Sea.
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Anne Francine stepped in for Bea Arthur as Vera Charles in the 1966 Broadway production of Mame, starring Angela Lansbury.
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Anne Francine last appeared on Broadway in 1987 as Mrs Harcourt in the Lincoln Center revival of Anything Goes, starring Patti LuPone.
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Anne Francine portrayed the role of villain Flora Simpson Reilly in the American television series Harper Valley PTA.
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Anne Francine taught cabaret singers at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut even after losing her ability to speak after a stroke in 1992.
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Anne Francine died in a Connecticut hospital on December 3,1999, after suffering a stroke and was interred in the Michael Ehret mausoleum on "Millionaire's Row" at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.