Actress
The Resume
(November 14, 1919-July 7, 1973)
Birth name is Constance Frances Marie Ockleman
Acted in 'Sullivan's Travels (1942),' 'This Gun for Hire (1942),' 'I Married a Witch (1942),' 'So Proudly We Hail! (1943),' 'Hold That Blonde (1945),' 'The Blue Dahlia (1946),' 'Ramrod (1947),' 'Saigon (1948),' 'Isn't It Romantic? (1948),' 'Slattery's Hurricane (1949),' and 'Flesh Feast (1970)'
Why she might be annoying
She smoked.
She divorced four times.
She was an alcoholic.
She was extremely tiny, standing at 4'11 and weighing 90 lbs.
She was selected Miss Florida, but was later disqualified because she lied about her age.
The U.S. government asked her to cut her hair. A number of female munition workers emulating her hair style, got their hair caught in the machinery.
Why she might not be annoying
She originally worked under the name Connie Keane (her stepfather's last name).
Her surname was changed to Lake because she has a 'calm coolness.'
Her trademark was the 'Peekaboo' hairstyle, covering the right side of her forehead and sometimes partly over her right eye.
Kim Basinger emulated this look for the 1997 movie 'LA Confidential.'
In the 60's, Veronica was found working in a hotel as a barmaid, after being declared bankrupt. She made a comeback soon after.
She was one of the most popular WW II pin-up girls.
She is an icon of the 1940s'.
Credit: Cosmic Princess
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