Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake was an American film actress of the 1940s, known for her sultry voice and distinctive peek-a-boo hairstyle—long blonde waves falling over one eye.
She starred in noir thrillers opposite Alan Ladd and became a wartime pin-up icon.
The hairstyle became so imitated that the U.S. government asked her to change it, fearing factory workers would catch their hair in machinery.
Fair-haired person
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
beauty · siren · iconic · starlet · silver screen · leading lady · Golden Age · Paramount
Treacherous enchantress
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- crimePunishable illegal act
thriller · mystery · suspense · smoky · double-cross · intrigue · seduction · black-and-white
Female stage performer
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- castingShaping through liquid form
role · performance · decline · comeback · Broadway · bartender · autobiography · short stature
Second global military conflict
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- postwarAfter hostilities end
Rosie the Riveter · GI Bill · Victory Garden · D-Day · V-E Day · V-J Day · USO · pinup
Widely recognized, enduring
- influencePower to affect others
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- film historyChronicle of motion pictures
Kim Basinger · L.A. Confidential · homage · retrospective · biography · rediscovery · cult following · tragic
blonde
Fair-haired person
sophistication · beauty · siren · iconic · starlet · silver screen · leading lady · Golden Age · Paramount · studio system
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
crime · thriller · mystery · suspense · smoky · double-cross · intrigue · seduction · black-and-white · pulp
actress
Female stage performer
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- box officeTicket sales revenue
casting · role · performance · decline · comeback · Broadway · bartender · autobiography · short stature · voice
World War II
Second global military conflict
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
Rosie the Riveter · postwar · GI Bill · Victory Garden · D-Day · V-E Day · V-J Day · USO · pinup · wartime
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
film history · Kim Basinger · L.A. Confidential · homage · retrospective · biography · rediscovery · cult following · tragic · cautionary tale
- Noir StarsHumphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Barbara Stanwyck, Peter Lorre, Lauren Bacall
- Screen SirensMarilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Brigitte Bardot, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner
- Pinupspinup, pin-up girl, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
Veronica LakeDoris Day
Debbie Reynolds · Donna Reed · Shirley Temple · Judy Garland · Janet Leigh
Veronica LakeIngrid Bergman
Katharine Hepburn · Sophia Loren · Maureen O'Hara · Ava Gardner · Hedy Lamarr
Veronica LakeBette Davis
Katharine Hepburn · Barbara Stanwyck · Joan Crawford · Olivia de Havilland