Talk:Anne Francis

1966, Black Sheep Squadron, Commanding Nurse, Vela la cava troop hospital — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6010:8E40:6300:150C:4616:BCA2:765F (talk) 13:38, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

"Voices From Home" book by Francis

Ms Francis has in fact written a Book. "Voices from Home" is said to be an interesting read for anyone interested in her thoughts on life, the hereafter and fate. The Book was published in 1982. Copies are still available on Amazon.Johnwrd (talk) 22:15, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

We can't have original research, now, can we?

"Her character, the naive daughter of Dr. Morbius, was reportedly based on the character Miranda from The Tempest." [citation needed]

"Citation needed"? Well, then, let's have citations for "the sky is blue", "grass is green", and "water is wet". And we certainly don't want people thinking West Side Story bears any relationship whatever to Romeo and Juliette without official dispensation from an experienced theater critic -- John Simon perhaps?

Good grief. No wonder contributors get angry when the sniveling, cowardly Wikipedia staff tries to keep them from stating the obvious. I've fixed this idiocy, and I dare you to revert it. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 02:08, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

After editing this paragraph, I realized that the details about the film and role have little to do with Ms Francis, so I removed them and moved this sentence to the preceding paragraph. Anyone who wants to more about the film can click on the link. Which is the whole point of links -- to keep articles from becoming overloaded with secondary material. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 02:14, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Born

Britannica says her birthname was Ann Marvak, which differs from that given in the article. "Anne Francis." Britannica Book of the Year, 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 08 Mar. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1759176/Anne-Francis>. Qemist (talk) 08:46, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Most of the obits that mention this draw from the AP report on her death, so the danger is that they might have made a mistake or even scooped up the information from here (or a mirror) and this is no reinforcing the mistake. However, the Time article [1] seems to be original and says "She was born Sept. 16, 1930, with that mole and a work ethic that never quit. The daughter of Philip Francis, a businessman, and his wife Edith Albertson Francis"

(Emperor (talk) 17:50, 20 December 2013 (UTC))

Anne Francis (middle name Lloyd) was born Anne Francis. The whole story about the name change was a joke. I am Anne's first cousin. My mother and her mother were sisters. Anne was an only child. Her parents had three sons who all died before their first birthday prior to her arrival on 9/16/1930. Anne's mother, Edith was the model of a stage mother and got her into magazine modeling and radio before she went to Hollywood.

Wish this were remotely reliable. LOL. Quis separabit? 00:25, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Seriously though, the Ann Marvak claim apparently originated with her New York Times obituary, which doesn't mean it is not a mistake. Quis separabit? 00:25, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

RELIABLE INFORMATION FROM ANCESTRY.COM

• 1930 US census
• Yorktown Heights, New York
• Enumeration District No. 375 or 376 (illegible)
• Sheet 5B
• April 8, 1930
• Philip Ward Francis (aged 29)
• Edith Francis (aged 29)
• Edna Francis (Philip's mother; aged 59)
• Helen Albertson (sister-in-law; aged 15)

• New York, State Census, 1925
• Philip Ward Francis (aged 24)
• Edith Francis (aged 24)
• Edna Francis (Philip's mother; aged 54)

• PARENTS MARRIAGE INFO
• New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937
• Certificate Number: 6288
• Philip W Francis
• Gender: Male
• Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1923
• Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
• Spouse: Edith A Albertson

ERGO SUM... There is no way she was born Ann Marvak. Maybe that was the name she used when she was a model or starting out as an actress, but based on the above, how can she have been born Ann Marvak? Needless to say, IMDb is not a reliable source, and the New York Times can get it wrong too, although that is usually in their editorial page (LOL). Quis separabit? 01:09, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

What's with all the gushing praise?

"Preternaturally talented" and "otherworldly" aren't encyclopedic in tone and I believe, represent opinion rather than fact. I have no doubt the lady was a talented performer and well regarded but the entry reads more like a fan page than a Wikipedia entry. SamXT (talk) 22:25, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

• • Agree. Have gone through it and edited the article substantially. More to do, though. Plutonium27 (talk) 04:08, 11 February 2022 (UTC)