Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
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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 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....
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...
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 (who was six months pregnant at the time of filming) played a struggling actress who accompanies McCrea on his “travels.” Read More
An icy blonde whose trademark hairstyle - a cascade of golden tresses that obscured one heavy-lidded eye - remained among the enduring images of Hollywood glamour, Veronica Lake was for a time, one of the most popular and sought-after actresses in motion pictures.
Apr 2, 2022 · This Scholars' Spotlight looks back at the rise and tragic fall from grace of classic 1940s film siren Veronica Lake.
