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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Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

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Ross Martin made The Wild Wild West unforgettable, then fought his way back after a terrifying health scare.

Rod Serling Dealt With Monsters In The Twilight Zone, But His Real Fight Was With Network Television

Andy Griffith made Mayberry look like the friendliest place in America—but behind the scenes, he was nothing like Sheriff Taylor.

David McCallum Became A 1960s Heartthrob, Then Found A Second Television Life Decades Later

Jack Soo Made Barney Miller Unforgettable With A Comedy Style No One Else Had

Greg Morris Broke Ground On Mission: Impossible—Even When The Industry Refused To Give Him Credit

Gloria Grahame Had Old Hollywood's Most Brutal Downfall

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Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

Veronica Lake's Hollywood Nightmare

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Ross Martin made The Wild Wild West unforgettable, then fought his way back after a terrifying health scare.

Rod Serling Dealt With Monsters In The Twilight Zone, But His Real Fight Was With Network Television

Andy Griffith made Mayberry look like the friendliest place in America—but behind the scenes, he was nothing like Sheriff Taylor.

David McCallum Became A 1960s Heartthrob, Then Found A Second Television Life Decades Later

Jack Soo Made Barney Miller Unforgettable With A Comedy Style No One Else Had

Greg Morris Broke Ground On Mission: Impossible—Even When The Industry Refused To Give Him Credit

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