She played the role of Georgia James in the film, Funny Girl in 1968.
She was terrorized for nearly three hours at knife-point, raped and robbed.
The crime led to a nervous breakdown, a crumbling marriage and it nearly ended her career.
I felt so bad for her.
Francis was treated for lung cancer in 2007-2008.
She played a Ziegfeld Girl gal pal of headliner Fanny Brice, played by Barbra Streisand.