# "Lips" will never be the same (Anne Francis dead at 80) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220 "2011-01-03T12:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/1 "2011-01-03T12:51:48Z")
[Anne Francis](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-anne-francis-20110103,0,2031697.story) from _Forbidden Planet_ and immortalized in [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5MHNvOVl8Y) song, just died of pancreatic cancer. She was 80. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/2 "2011-01-03T14:02:49Z")
\*Science fiction, double feature Doctor X will build a creature See androids fighting Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet At the late night Double feature, picture show\* I must admit I only knew her from this song but that’s still a big deal to me and enough to make me sad she’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/3 "2011-01-03T14:30:10Z")
_Forbidden Planet_ was on TCM last night. Coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/4 "2011-01-03T15:03:17Z")
Janette Scott needs to start looking over her shoulder… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/5 "2011-01-03T15:23:26Z")
That’s two Forbidden Planet cast members in the last couple of months. How’s Robby the Robot doing these days? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/6 "2011-01-03T16:17:02Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > That’s two Forbidden Planet cast members in the last couple of months. How’s Robby the Robot doing these days? Not well. Oh, he’ll whip up a nice soft frock that fits in all the right places, these days. But forget diamonds and emeralds for trim, the best he can come up with is CZs. Came here to say Forbidden Planet was on last night, blah blah…was she in any other movies of note? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/7 "2011-01-03T16:21:01Z")
OK - went and looked. A few movies back in the 50’s, but she has been on a zillion TV shows over the years. RIP, Ms. Francis. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/8 "2011-01-03T16:24:42Z")
The only big-name movie I recognize [here](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004282/) is _The Blackboard Jungle_. She did a LOT of TV work…more than I’d have credited to her. I wasn’t aware she was basically a professional guest star. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/9 "2011-01-03T16:33:45Z")
I could never stop staring at that mole. But she was fun to watch and that’s no way to die. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/10 "2011-01-03T17:05:07Z")
Buncha youngsters. I remember her best as [Honey West](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058814/). RIP Anne. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/11 "2011-01-03T18:32:09Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Buncha youngsters. I remember her best as [Honey West](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058814/). I remember that show too. Orson Bean did a guest shot on _Two and a Half Men_, as an elderly husband of a hot young thing. He’s talking to Charlie about the conquests of his youth – Tuesday Weld, Joey Heatherton, and Anne Francis. When the Harpers look blank, he says “TV’s Honey West?” and looks sad and disgusted that they hadn’t heard of her. (Made me wonder if Orson Bean really did sleep with them, and how they felt about having their names bandied about like that.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/12 "2011-01-03T19:16:42Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > (Made me wonder if Orson Bean really did sleep with them, and how they felt about having their names bandied about like that.) Odds are 1)yes he did, and 2) they didn’t mind. Orson was quite the “Charlie Harper” when he was younger. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/13 "2011-01-03T19:45:33Z")
I sure remember Anne Francis as “Honey West” as I was in the ninth grade when that show was broadcast. Rest in peace Ms Francis. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/14 "2011-01-03T20:34:01Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Buncha youngsters. I remember her best as [Honey West](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058814/). > > RIP Anne. Amen, **Silenus**. She’ll be missed. I’d always enjoyed her work and Honey West is what I remember her best in. She was the coolest thing EVAH. Even as a little girl I wanted to BE Honey West when I grew up. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/15 "2011-01-03T20:59:04Z")
I love the movie [Forbidden Planet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4crGU7dkg). One of the classic Sci Fi Movies of all time. Nothing like landing on a strange planet and being invited for a nude swim by a lovely young lass. She had a long and successful career in movies and television. RIP Anne. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/16 "2011-01-04T00:02:31Z")
She also had the thankless role of Georgia James in Funny Girl - too pretty (so the rumors go) so that much of her screen time ended up cut out. I remember Honey West, even though it was gimmicky and derivative I enjoyed it because of her. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/17 "2011-01-04T00:15:56Z")
To absent friends. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lips-will-never-be-the-same-anne-francis-dead-at-80/566220/18 "2011-01-04T00:37:07Z")
How about Marsha White in “The After Hours” (_The Twilight Zone_)? That episode aired as part of the SciFi channel’s New Year’s marathon.