Born: 13 December 1915, United States
Died: 14 August 1996
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Frances Habrat
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President, Gay Fad Studios
In 1938, with a $30.00 investment, Fran Taylor started her own company which would go on to become one of the major forces in glass ware design during the 1940s and 1950s. Today, she has left a great legacy of hand-decorated glassware that collectors are rediscovering
The first-born child of a Pennsylvania coal miner, she became head of her own multimillion dollar business. She was one of a handful of professional women at the time. She stepped out from poverty and prejudice and became a brilliant and successful professional.
She was a colorful, vital and immensely kind person and is remembered fondly by her friends and family.