[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E620] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANCES WRIGHT ______ HON. JON C. PORTER of nevada in the house of representatives Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Frances Wright, a resident of Henderson Nevada, who died at the age of 101. Born Fanny Schneider on Feb. 14, 1905, in Poland, she was the third of four children of Louis and Molly Schneider. Her family came to the United States when she was 6 months old. Her father was a tailor for an upscale men's clothier on Temple Street in Los Angeles. By the time she was 10, Frances was an aspiring child actress who took the stage name of Fanny Snyder. She claimed to have had a big part in the classic and controversial 1915 silent film ``The Birth of a Nation'' and often told friends that she enjoyed working on the film, which paid 50 cents a day and included a box lunch. Fanny attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High School where she lettered in volleyball, swimming and softball and was captain of those teams. She also was senior class president. Her yearbook listed her as most likely to become the ``first woman president of the United States.'' After graduating in 1921, Fanny became a part of the flapper scene while attending business school. In 1927 she married car salesman David Wright. They were married for 71 years. He died in 1998. Adept at poker, mah-jongg, canasta and pan, Fanny was a longtime regular in Southern California card rooms. From the early 1950s until the late 1990s, she would alternate residences between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. She worked at Bains and Sloats, a women's clothing store on the Las Vegas strip, but Fanny's real love was hanging around Strip resorts, getting a deep tan at the poolside and hobnobbing with celebrities. She was a frequent patron at the Sahara's Casbah Lounge when Louis Prima and the Mary Kaye Trio performed there. Unconventional to the end, Fanny took her doctors' advice last month to start using medical marijuana so she would get ``the munchies'' and eat to bulk up her thin frame. Fanny credited her longevity to being a good athlete in her youth, maintaining a good diet and taking a shot of bourbon at 4 p.m. every day. In addition to her daughter, Wright is survived by a son, Ronald Wright of Los Angeles; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the life of Frances Wright on the floor of the House. ____________________