Goodbye, Honey: Writer Remembers Anne Francis As Pioneering TV Female
Posted Jan 4th 2011 at 08:16 PM by Trina Robbins
Anne Francis left us Sunday at the too-young age of 80, but to those of us who knew her as Honey West, the first female private eye on TV, she will live forever.
Raised on Nancy Drew, I had never heard the term "feminist," but I knew there was a need for someone in books, movies and television who could be as tough as Mike Hammer or Batman, but in a skirt and high heels. That someone finally ...

