Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake became a legend during his lifetime. After she started to act in films, she immediately fell in love with the audience. The men went on her mind, women - adored her and imitated her ... But if you read the biography of Veronica (which is actually the name of Constance Frances Marie Okelman), it becomes clear that her story is not like a fairy tale with a happy ending ... < br />




Veronica Lake - a pseudonym, who came up to her director Arthur Hornblou. Then he decided that the name Veronica is more suitable for girls, has a classical beauty. A surname Lake (Lake) hinted at her deep blue eyes. Thus was created the "brand" of the time called "Veronica Lake».











Her hair - shiny wavy hair, coyly covering one eye, and falling on his shoulders - became the hallmark of Veronica.









Her style ("peekaboo") - the sexy blonde with long hair covering one eye, has become very popular in America. It has even come to the point that during the war, the US government asked the actress to change your hairstyle, as in munitions factories, many women who come to work in the form of a la Lake, hair tangled in machine tools.











Despite the enormous popularity of the audience, in the actor's environment, it did not like. She was terribly bad character. For example, actor Eddie Bracken, her co-star, saying, "It all was known as« The Bitch, »and she deserves the title».









Images from films with Veronica Lake:

















Because of its heavy harahtera and constant scandals studio «Paramount» decided not to renew her contract. Thus began the fall stremtitelnoe actress Veronica Lake. Veronica Lake had left Hollywood in the early 50s, once famous for the fact that the plane shouted «Fuck you, Hollywood».

After that, about Veronica Lake almost immediately forgotten. In its place came the new idols and new names. But something in memory of his left Veronica. This - her hairstyle. This image has been borrowed to create the image of Jessica Rabbit, the luxurious character of the Hollywood film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988.).

In the movie "Secrets of Los Angeles" is probably the prototype for the heroine Kim Basinger served as Veronica Lake.





And today, hairstyle, made famous Veronica, is very popular among Hollywood stars.

Christina Aguilera:



The "image" model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley:

Cate Blanchett