International pop singer Connie Francis died Wednesday at 87.
- Francis, known in part for her hit “Pretty Little Baby,” had been living in Parkland since the late 1990s, per the Miami Herald. She was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Flashback: Francis’ film “Where the Boys Are,” which was set and filmed in Fort Lauderdale, put South Florida’s beaches on the map as a popular spring break destination.
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- In 2010, on the 50th anniversary of the film, the city established a Walk of Fame on Fort Lauderdale beach at the inaugural Great American Beach Party…