Veronica Lake

About

Actress who caused a craze by posing with her hair falling over one eye and appeared in This Gun for Hire in 1942. After taking a hiatus, she returned to the screen with the 1966 film Footsteps In the Snow.

Before Fame

She studied at Bliss-Hayden School of Acting in Los Angeles.

Trivia

She became known for her acting in Sullivan's Travels and had a difficult life dealing with mental illness and alcoholism.

Family Life

She was married to John S. Detlie from 1940 to 1943, and the couple had two children together.

Associated With

She was a pinup model like Betty Grable.

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