Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress.
Veronica Lake. Actress: Sullivan's Travels. Veronica Lake was born as Constance Frances Marie Ockleman on November 14, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Constance Charlotta (Trimble) and Harry Eugene Ockelman, who worked for an oil company as a ship employee.
Apr 29, 2022 · Actress Veronica Lake, a popular movie star of the 1940s, went through so much in her short lifetime. She married four times, had three children, and made more than 25 films before giving up on Hollywood (via The Sun). Lake was only 51 years old when she died of hepatitis and kidney failure at a Vermont hospital in 1973.
Dec 23, 2022 · Veronica Lake’s Long Escape: A Deeply Sad Page from Hollywood History. Remembering a legend, who was born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman. Her frank 1969 memoir, Veronica, can still make you...
Jul 3, 2024 · The circumstances of Veronica Lake’s death in Vermont, much like the film noir characters she portrayed and the mercurial life she led, remain partially hidden in the shadows.
Feb 16, 2024 · Veronica Lake died of acute hepatitis in Burlington, Vermont, in the summer of 1973; she was only 51 years old. Her cremated remains went unclaimed for several years because of a...
Jul 8, 1973 · Veronica Lake, whose over-the-eye blonde tresses and fragile-tough girl looks made her a major box office attraction and pinup girl of World War II years, died Saturday in a Vermont hospital....
Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle.
Veronica Lake was Hollywood's Peek-A-Boo Blonde but she struggled with addiction and mental illness. She was born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman on November 14, 1922 in New York City. When she was nine her father was killed in an explosives accident. Her mother remarried and the family eventually moved to California.
This screen siren became iconic for her icy blonde hair draped mysteriously over one eye, as well as for her frigid femme fatales. But inside, the placid-looking Lake was a flame burning far too bright, and when her end came, it was quick and brutal. Veronica Lake Facts. 1. She Had A Fake Name.
