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    Franci's War 

    Franci And Her New York Customers

    Nanci Marchand, the actress who would later play Tony Soprano's mother on TV modeling for Franci
    		Franci modeling her own evening gown in the early 1950s
    		Dress designed for socialite Hester Lewis
    		Wedding dress designed for Jarmilka Novotna
    		Jacket designed for actress Vivian Vance who played Ethel on I Love Lucy
    Journalist Marya Mannes, long time customer