Franne Lee(1941-2023)

Production Designer
Costume Designer
Set Decorator

Franne Lee was born on 30 December 1941 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Baby It's You (1983) and Dead Ringer (1982). She was married to Eugene Lee and Ralph Sandler. She died on 27 August 2023 in Atlantis, Florida, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total

Known for

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Production Designer

Baby It's You

6.4

Costume Designer

1983

Dead Ringer

7.0

Production Designer

1982

Sam the Man

4.7

Production Designer

2001

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Production Designer

The Man Behind the Apron
Short
- Production Designer
- 2010
Sam the Man
4.7
- Production Designer
- 2001
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
7.0
Video
- Production Designer
- 1990
The Local Stigmatic
5.6
- Production Designer
- 1990
Emo Philips Live
8.1
- Production Designer
- 1987
The Best of Dan Aykroyd
7.4
Video
- Production Designer
- 1986
The Best of John Belushi
8.1
Video
- Production Designer
- 1985
Comedy Zone
5.3
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1984
Dead Ringer
7.0
- Production Designer
- 1982
The House of Mirth
7.3
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1981
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1975–1980
Gilda Live
6.9
- Production Designer
- 1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
4.9
- Production Designer
- 1979

Costume Designer

The Bill Collector
Short
- Costume Designer
- 2002
Sam the Man
4.7
- Costume Designer
- 2001
Chinese Coffee
7.0
- Costume Designer
- 2000
Total Stranger
5.5
- Costume Designer
- 1999
The Roseanne Show
3.0
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1998
Runaway Car
5.1
TV Movie
- Costume Designer
- 1997
Sweet Nothing
6.2
- Costume Designer
- 1995
Runaway
7.5
TV Movie
- Costume Designer
- 1989
Gryphon
7.1
TV Movie
- Costume Designer
- 1988
Baby It's You
6.4
- Costume Designer
- 1983
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
8.3
TV Movie
- Costume Designer
- 1982
Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music
8.0
TV Special
- Costume Designer
- 1981
The South Bank Show
7.1
TV Series
- Costume Designer (costume design: Sweeney Todd)
- 1980
Gilda Live
6.9
- Costume Designer
- 1980
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1975–1979

Set Decorator

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Alternative name
- Franne 'Bud' Lee
Born
- December 30, 1941
- Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- August 27, 2023
- Atlantis, Florida, USA(short illness)
Spouses
Other works
She was the scenic designer for Shel Silverstein's play, "Gorilla," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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Trivia
Has won three Tony Awards: in 1974, as Best Scenic Designer with husband Eugene Lee and as Best Costume Designer for "Candide;" and in 1979 as Best Costume Designer for "Sweeney Todd."