Veronica Lake Overview:

Legendary actress, Veronica Lake, was born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman on Nov 14, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY. Lake died at the age of 50 on Jul 7, 1973 in Burlington, VT and was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.

MINI BIO:

Petite, slinky blonde with sleepy eyes, and unique peek-a-boo hairstyle which, draped over her right eye, swept the country until spoilsports cavilled that factory girls could get such hair caught in machinery. She was highly effective as the icy, husky-voiced femme fatale in nightlife thrillers with Alan Ladd, but soon lost her distinctive looks, and Hollywood quickly cast her aside when her peak days were over. Her drink problems were well publicized and she was four times married and divorced, once (1944-1952) to director Andre de Toth. Died from acute hepatitis.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Lake was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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5 Things You May Not Know about

By minooallen on Nov 14, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

5 Things You May Not Know about Like that today, November 14, would have been her birthday. Happy 94th Birthday to Hollywood legend ! ….. 1.) Her signature hair, that was an accident So, are we not going to talk about that “peek-a-boo” panther? Her iconic... Read full article


Please Keep the Hair: Keri Russell, Rita Hayworth, and

By Judy on Dec 7, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

All the wig-switching in the KGB thriller The Americans has me thinking about hair. Of course, my musings must be rooted in the show?s star, Keri Russell, she of the infamous haircut that made Felicity stars everywhere wish her beautician Sweeney Todd. But Russell was not the only star blamed for t... Read full article


Please Keep the Hair: Keri Russell, Rita Hayworth, and

By Judy on Dec 7, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

All the wig-switching in the KGB thriller The Americans has me thinking about hair. Of course, my musings must be rooted in the show?s star, Keri Russell, she of the infamous haircut that made Felicity stars everywhere wish her beautician Sweeney Todd. But Russell was not the only star blamed for t... Read full article


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Veronica Lake Quotes:

Jennifer: 'Twould be nice to have lips... lips to whisper lies... lips to kiss man and make him suffer. Father, why cannot I have lips, and eyes, and hair?


Ed Beaumont: What'll we talk about?
Janet Henry: You.
[pause]
Janet Henry: Comfortable here?
Ed Beaumont: More or less.
Janet Henry: No fun?
Ed Beaumont: No fun.
Janet Henry: Hasn't your *nurse* been treating you well?
Ed Beaumont: Not as well as I'd like.
Janet Henry: Poor boy. If I'd known you were being neglected, I would have come sooner.


Jennifer: Ever hear of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? That was our crowd.


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Veronica Lake Facts
She and Alan Ladd made 7 movies together: The Blue Dahlia (1946), Duffy's Tavern (1945), The Glass Key (1942), Saigon (1948), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942) and Variety Girl (1947). In Variety Girl (1947), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) and Duffy's Tavern (1945) they appear as themselves.

Birth year usually given as 1919 but her autobiography and Lenburg's highly negative biography both indicate 1922. The 1920 United States Census shows that her father Harry Ockelman is unmarried and childless, while in 1930 Constance is listed as seven years old.

Her height variously given as "barely five feet" to 5' 2" Photos indicate the shorter height.

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