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Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

Franne Lee at the New York Public Library's Hal Prince exhibition in 2019. Lee designed the costumes for Prince's Sweeney Todd and Candide. (Doug Reside/New York Public Library)

Franne Lee once said she had, "no fear of designing without money." She said it makes you, "more creative."

As a costume designer during the early years of Saturday Night Live, Lee had to get "creative" on a weekly basis.

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