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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. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a ...
Veronica Lake was a Hollywood actress who starred in films such as I Wanted Wings, Sullivan's Travels, and The Blue Dahlia. She was known for her peekaboo hairstyle and her tragic personal life, which included alcoholism and early death.
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Apr 29, 2022 · The former Hollywood star died of hepatitis and kidney failure in 1973, after a life of personal and professional struggles. Learn about her childhood, marriages, career, and final days in this article.
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Dec 23, 2022 · The Mouse that Roared. By 1938, the family was in Hollywood. By 1940, 17-year-old Connie was rechristened Veronica Lake by producer Arthur Hornblow Jr. That year she also got her big break as a ...
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Jul 8, 1973 · July 8, 1973 12 AM PT. 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 ...
Feb 16, 2024 · A personal tribute to the Hollywood actress who popularized the peekaboo hairstyle and starred in classics like "Blue Dahlia" and "I Married a Witch". Learn about her life, career, struggles and legacy from her friend and biographer Donald Bain.
Lake consequently went into semi-retirement in Hollywood, FL, where she penned a well-received autobiography, Veronica, which detailed her many struggles with temperament, mental illness and alcoholism. With one last ditch effort for her long-past-its-prime career, Lake managed to co-finance her final film, a dreary, Florida-lensed horror movie ...