Frances Dewey Wormser (June 23, 1903[1] – January 28, 2008[2]) was an American stage actress, entertainer and vaudeville performer.
[1] As a result of this interest, professional tennis player Martina Navratilova lived with Frances and Morton when she first arrived in the United States in the early 1970s.
[1] She was a major contributor to the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula, which she supported in honor of her brother, pilot Jim Dewey.
[2] She played the lead role in a number of shows, including the 1925 revival of Sally, Irene & Mary.
Coca became a lifelong friend of Frances Wormser,[1] who also counted Leo Lerman, the former editor of Vogue Magazine and editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, to be her professional "soul mate".
[1] Frances Dewey Wormser died on January 28, 2008, from natural causes in Santa Paula, California.