Frances Shrand, 82, Spider’s Web actor
From Cynthis Broner
Former ’GBHer Frances Shrand, of Brighton, died Sun, 3/15.
Her career included time as an actress, an elocution teacher, and a children’s etiquette instructor, but Frances may be best remembered at WGBH for her work on The Spider’s Web, the WGBH radio production for which she won two Armstrong Awards. The Spider’s Web, which debuted on 89.7 in 1970, was one of WGBH’s earliest productions aimed at promoting literacy.