Connie Francis

Connie Francis was an American singer, actress, songwriter, writer and musician (1937–2025). She was born at Newark and died at Pompano Beach.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero.

Also worked under the name Connie Francis.

Born at Newark in 1937, died at Pompano Beach in 2025.

Identity and origins

Connie Francis was recorded at birth as Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero. She also worked under the name Connie Francis. Her recorded languages were German, Swedish, Portuguese, Italian and English.

Recognition and collections

Connie Francis received Awit Awards and Italian Walk of Fame. Work by Connie Francis is held by New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Catalogued works

21 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1880 to 1996.

Plenty Good Lovin'. Among My Souvenirs. Greatest. Lipstick and powder (3) (205864). Singles plus (2) (BS81412). Who's Sorry Now?: Connie Francis Tells Her Own Story. Who's sorry now? Figure with Meat, dated 1954, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.1201. Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic), dated 1913, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1953.622. Têtes-paysage, dated 1928, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1966.476. Untitled (Match-Woman I), dated 1920, oil on canvas with wooden matchsticks, hairpins, coins, leather hair rollers, and string, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.945. In Lovely Blueness No. 2, dated 1955/56, oil on linen, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.159. Circus Parade, dated 1932, lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1958.355. Correspondence: Q-R, dated 1994-1995, held by Wellcome Collection. The Institute of Living : the Hartford Retreat, 1822-1972 / Francis J. Braceland., dated 1972, held by Wellcome Collection. James Cook and the conquest of scurvy / Francis E. Cuppage., dated 1994, held by Wellcome Collection. James Watson & Francis Crick : decoding the secrets of DNA / Victoria Sherrow., dated [1995], held by Wellcome Collection. The silent subject : reflections on the unborn in American culture / edited by Brad Stetson ; foreword by Richard John Neuhaus., dated 1996, held by Wellcome Collection. Life : how to enjoy it and how to prolong it / by F.C. Fowler., dated 1896, held by Wellcome Collection. Beer : its history and its economic value as a national beverage / by F. W. Salem., dated 1880, held by Wellcome Collection. Berlin as a medical center : a guide for American practitioners and students / by Horatio R. Bigelow., dated 1885, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 43 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Francis, Connie, Oxford Music Online, 2001. FRANCIS, CONNIE (12 DEC 1938–), Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, 2004. Connie Francis was the voice of a generation and the soundtrack of post-war America, 2025. Where the Boys Were … With Apologies to Connie Francis, Breaking into the All-Male Club, 2009. TRABALHO EXTERNO DO APENADO EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA DE COVID-19: GARANTISMO E ATIVISMO JUDICIAL COMO SUSTENTÁCULO DE DECISÕES, Revista de Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais da UNIPAR, 2024.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

FOR EVERY YOUNG HEART (1962) — Internet Archive. Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs For Children Vol. 1 (1959) — Internet Archive. Greatest American Waltzes (1963) — Internet Archive. Let's Go Where The Good Times Go (2018) — Internet Archive. Connie Francis Sings German Favorites (1964) — Internet Archive. Grandes Exitos Del Cine De Los Años 60 (1966) — Internet Archive. The Exciting Connie Francis (1959) — Internet Archive. Love Italian Style (1967) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 58 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 218 catalogued release groups (MusicBrainz). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Connie Francis studied at Belleville High School and Newark Arts High School. the recorded working language is German, Swedish and Portuguese.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are traditional pop, rock and roll, country pop and jazz.

Residence is recorded at Florida. Employment is recorded with UNICEF.

Work by Connie Francis is recorded in the collections of New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Distinctions recorded are Awit Awards and Italian Walk of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1937Connie Francis born at Newark.
  2. 1959Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs For Children Vol. 1 digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1962FOR EVERY YOUNG HEART digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1963Greatest American Waltzes digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1964Connie Francis Sings German Favorites digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1966Grandes Exitos Del Cine De Los Años 60 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2018Let's Go Where The Good Times Go digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2025Connie Francis died at Pompano Beach.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Connie Francis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source
  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q216341: Connie Francis

    Consult the source

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