Obituaries

Actress Anne Francis, probably best known for starring the 1960s cult television show, Honey West, a spinoff of the popular Burke's Law television show, has died at the age of 80. She suffered from cancer for years and died from complications of pancreatic cancer.

“We could have hammed it up, but we wanted to be as sincere as we could,” she said.


In “Honey West,” which aired from 1965 to 1966, Francis’ private detective character — who kept a pet ocelot, a wildcat — was a female James Bond: sexy, stylish and as good with martial arts as she was with a gun.


She was nominated for an Emmy for the role, which lasted 30 episodes.


“A lot of people speak to me about Honey West,” Francis recalled. “The character made young women think there was more they could reach for. It encouraged a lot of people.”

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