Franne Lee
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Frances Elaine Newman (December 30, 1941 – August 27, 2023), known professionally as Franne Lee, was an American costume and production designer for stage, television, and film.[1] She won multiple Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards.
Lee dated set designer Eugene Lee during the 1970s, and the couple had a son together. While the couple never married, she adopted his last name.[2] The two collaborated on productions including Candide, directed by Harold Prince at the Chelsea Theater Center in Brooklyn in 1973.[3] They shared the 1974 Tony Award for best scenic design, and Lee won a second Tony Award for Best Costume Design.[1] She would later win another Tony Award for costume design in 1979 for her costume designs, for her work on the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd.[1]
On television, Franne was the original costume designer for Saturday Night Live, and designed the costumes for characters such as the Coneheads, the Killer Bees, and Roseanne Roseannadanna.[4] She left the show in 1980.[1]
Franne Lee died in Atlantis, Florida on August 27, 2023, at the age of 81.[5][4]
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- Franne Lee papers and designs, 1969-1997, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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