Franco was born in Rome, living in both Italy and France during World War II. After the war, Franco trained at the Hotel du Lac cooking school in France. He later moved to London, spending 18 years as a chef to royalty and other famous personages.

History Alexandria Virginia - George Coryell. 206 Duke Street. The current brick house, probably built around 1850, replaced a frame house built around 1794 by George Coryell (1759-1850), son of Cornelius Coryell of Coryell’s Ferry