#63 Francine York

Francine York was a typical ‘70s babe with big hair and even bigger … well … um … you know. Francine got the acting bug at age nine, when she stole the show – as one of the evil stepsisters – from Cinderella. She then put in her time twirling batons, doing pageants, modeling, and being a show girl. 150 credits and a 50-year-career later (including a stint as an Elvis girl as well as lots of classic TV), she’s still going strong – and looking great – today.

Embarrassing Real Name:  Francine Yerich

Embarrassing Real Birthplace:  Aurora, MN

Cheesy Pageant Titles

• Miss Eveleth (MN)
• Miss San Francisco

Embarrassing Movies

• The Centerfold Girls
• Wild Ones on Wheels
• Mutiny in Outer Space *
• Curse of the Swamp Creature *
• Astro Zombies: M-3 Cloned
• Space Probe Taurus

* - author has seen

Embarrassing Taglines

• The most beautiful girls in the world! He was their JUDGE... JURY... and EXECUTIONER!
• Astounding adventure from the center of the moon!
• Horror so incredible it stretches the mind of man beyond the breaking point

Embarrassing Characters

• Wendy Wendkoski
• Nurse Norma
• Lydia Limpet
• Queen Medusa

Interesting Tidbits

• Was active in 4H and won several blue ribbons for cooking, up to the state level
• Was a favorite of Jerry Lewis
• Once portrayed Marilyn Monroe onscreen (in the classic Marilyn: Alive and Behind Bars)
• Never married

Where can I learn more? 

• Official site
• Interview
• And another
• And one more 
• IMDb
• Wikipedia
• Brian's Drive-In Theater

Nice, um, er, hat?

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