Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

In the long history of Hollywood heartbreaks, the story of Veronica Lake is still the most tragic. This screen siren became iconic for her icy blonde hair draped mysteriously over one eye, as well as for the frigid femme fatale characters she played on screen. Then, her life exploded in a blaze of infamy.

Her daughter went on trial for shooting her boyfriend. She lost her house to debts. She had a mental breakdown and piloted a plane solo from Los Angeles to New York in a fit of madness.

It turned out that inside the placid-looking Lake was a flame burning far too bright, and when her end came, it was quick and brutal.

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Actor Patrick Stewart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California.

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Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

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Zeppo Was The Marx Brother With A Dark Side

Bob Ross was lucky to do what he loved until the end of his days—but that’s when the trouble began.

Patrick Stewart Was The Commanding Voice Of Captain Picard—But His Greatest Legacy Was The Man He Became Offscreen

Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula was a messy masterpiece—and it has polarized horror fans since 1992.

Bette Davis was recovering from breast cancer when her own daughter published a devastating book about her—and their relationship never recovered.

Judy Garland thought she had finally found happiness with new husband Mickey Deans—then tragedy struck just months later.

Zeppo Was The Marx Brother With A Dark Side

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Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

READ MORE

Zeppo Was The Marx Brother With A Dark Side

Bob Ross was lucky to do what he loved until the end of his days—but that’s when the trouble began.

Patrick Stewart Was The Commanding Voice Of Captain Picard—But His Greatest Legacy Was The Man He Became Offscreen

Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula was a messy masterpiece—and it has polarized horror fans since 1992.

Bette Davis was recovering from breast cancer when her own daughter published a devastating book about her—and their relationship never recovered.

Judy Garland thought she had finally found happiness with new husband Mickey Deans—then tragedy struck just months later.

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