- Lucille Ball, who remembered Frances from their MGM days, was instrumental in casting her in the December Bride (1954) series, which was produced by Ball's company, Desilu.
- Met actress Alexis Smith as a dance student at age 10 and they remained lifelong friends. It was Smith who suggested Frances try acting after a knee injury ended her promising dance career. Frances was at Smith's bedside when she died of cancer in 1993.
- Had a daughter and son with second husband Thomas Baker, whom she was introduced to by actress/dancer Peggy Ryan.
- Was a war-era cover girl for "Yank, the Army Weekly" a couple of times.
- Upon her death, her remains were donated to medical science.
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