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Veronica Lake was an American film actress who was best known for her femme fatale roles in 1940s films. She was born on November 14, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. She began her career in 1941 and quickly rose to fame with her signature peek-a-boo hairstyle. She starred in a number of films, including Sullivan's Travels, I Married a Witch, and This Gun for Hire. Lake was married twice, first to John Detlie in 1941 and then to Andre De Toth in 1944. She had one daughter, Elaine, with De Toth. Lake's career began to decline in the 1950s and she retired from acting in 1959. She died on July 7, 1973 in Burlington, Vermont. At the time of her death, Lake had an estimated net worth of $2 million. She earned her wealth through her acting career, as well as through investments and real estate.

Popular As Constance Frances Marie Ockelman
Occupation actress,soundtrack,producer
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 14 November 1922
Birthday 14 November
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death July 7, 1973
Died Place Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Veronica Lake Height, Weight & Measurements

At 51 years old, Veronica Lake height is 4′ 11″ .

Physical Status
Height 4′ 11″
Weight Not Available
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Who Is Veronica Lake's Husband?

Her husband is John S. Detlie (m. 1940-1943) Andre DeToth (m. 1944-1952) Joseph Allan McCarthy (m. 1955-1959)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband John S. Detlie (m. 1940-1943) Andre DeToth (m. 1944-1952) Joseph Allan McCarthy (m. 1955-1959)
Sibling Not Available
Children Elaine Detlie, Andre Michael De Toth III, Diana De Toth, William Detlie

Veronica Lake Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Veronica Lake worth at the age of 51 years old? Veronica Lake’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Veronica Lake's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

I Wanted Wings (1941)$75 /week
This Gun for Hire (1942)$350 /week
The Glass Key (1942)$350 /week
The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)$4,500 /week
Isn't It Romantic (1948)$4,000 /week
Footsteps in the Snow (1966)$10,000

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Timeline

1997

Kim Basinger won an Oscar as "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for portraying a prostitute who is supposed to look like Lake in L.A. Confidential (1997).

1992

She was survived by her mother, who died in 1992 at age of 89.

1976

Her ashes sat on a funeral home's shelf until 1976 when her cremation was paid for and supposedly spread on the Florida coastline. Some 30 years after her death, her ashes resurfaced in a New York antique store in October 2004.

1970

Another drought ensued and she appeared on the silver screen for the last time in 1970's Flesh Feast (1970) - a very low budget film.

1966

She finally returned to the big screen in 1966 in Footsteps in the Snow (1966).

1964

When Lake's former husband, André De Toth, wrote his autobiography "Fragments" in 1964, his comments about his ex-wife were brief and relatively sympathetic. He paints her as a woman destroyed by a sad childhood and overly domineering mother.

1962

In 1962, Veronica was found living in an old hotel and working as a bartender.

1952

She was not on the big screen again until 1952 when she appeared in Stronghold (1951). By Veronica's own admission, the film "was a dog.

" From 1952 to 1966, Veronica made television appearances and even tried her hand on the stage. Not a lot of success for her at all. By now alcohol was the order of the day. She was down on her luck and drank heavily.

1949

In 1949, she starred in the Twentieth Century film Slattery's Hurricane (1949). Unfortunately, another weak film.

1948

After 1948, Paramount discharged the once prized star and she was out on her own.

1946

In 1946, Veronica bounced back in The Blue Dahlia (1946) with Howard Da Silva. The film was a hit, but it was the last decent film for Veronica. Paramount continued to put her in pathetic movies.

1945

Mediocre films trailed her for all of 1945. It seemed that Veronica was dumped in just about any film to see if it could be salvaged.

Hold That Blonde! (1945), Out of This World (1945), and Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) were just a waste of talent for the beautiful blonde. The latter film was a shade better than the previous two.

1944

However, her only outing for 1944, The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) would not be well-received by either the public or the critics. As Nazi sympathizer Dora Bruckmann, Veronica's role was dismal at best. Critics disliked her accent immensely because it wasn't true to life. Her acting itself suffered because of the accent.

1943

In 1943, Veronica starred in only one film.

She portrayed Lieutenant Olivia D'Arcy in So Proudly We Hail! (1943) with Claudette Colbert. The film was a box-office smash. It seemed that any film Veronica starred in would be an unquestionable hit.

1942

As Ellen Graham, in This Gun for Hire (1942) the following year, Veronica now had top billing. She had paid her dues and was on a roll. The public was enamored with her.

1941

Now, with a better role in 1941's I Wanted Wings (1941), she was asked to change her name and Veronica Lake was born. Now, instead of playing coeds, she had a decent, speaking part. Veronica felt like an actress. The film was a success and the public loved this bright newcomer.

Paramount, the studio she was under contract with, then assigned her to two more films that year, Hold Back the Dawn (1941) and Sullivan's Travels (1941). The latter received good reviews from the always tough film critics.

1940

Veronica continued her schooling, in 1940, while taking a bit roles in two more films, Young as You Feel (1940) and Forty Little Mothers (1940). Prior to this time, she was still under her natural name of Constance Keane.

1939

Her first movie was as one of the many coeds in the RKO film, Sorority House (1939) in 1939. It was a minor part, to be sure, but it was a start. Veronica quickly followed up that project with two other films.

All Women Have Secrets (1939) and Dancing Co-Ed (1939), both in 1939, were again bit roles for the pretty young woman from the East Coast, but she did not complain. After all, other would-be starlets took a while before they ever received a bit part.

1936

Both Connie and Anthony benefited from the Adirondack experience and in 1936 the family left the Adirondacks and moved to Miami, FL. , however, the memories of those carefree Saranac Lake days would always remain deeply rooted in her mind. Two years later, Connie graduated from high school in Miami. Her natural beauty and charm and a definite talent for acting prompted her mother and step-father to move to Beverly Hills, California, where they enrolled her in the well known Bliss Hayden School of Acting in Hollywood. Connie had previously been diagnosed as a classic schizophrenic and her parents saw acting as a form of treatment for her condition. She showed remarkable abilities and did not have to wait long for a part to come her way.

1935

The family made their home in 1935 at 1 Watson Place, (now 27 Seneca Street) then they moved to 1 Riverside Drive,(now Lake Kiwassa Road).

1934

In 1934, when her stepfather was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the family moved to Saranac Lake, where Connie Keane enjoyed the outdoor life and flourished in the activities of boating on the lakes, skating, skiing, swimming, biking around Moody Pond and hiking up Mt Baker.

1932

Lake's parents were Constance Charlotta (Trimble) and Harry Eugene Ockelman, a seaman who died in a ship explosion in February 1932. Lake's paternal grandfather, Harry Ockelman, was German, and her paternal grandmother, Alice Marie Collins, was Irish. Lake's maternal grandparents, James F. Trimble and Frances Comer, were both born in New York, both of them to Irish immigrants.

1922

Veronica Lake was born as Constance Frances Marie Ockleman on November 14, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Constance Charlotta (Trimble) and Harry Eugene Ockelman, who worked for an oil company as a ship employee. Her father was of half German and half Irish descent, and her mother was of Irish ancestry. While still a child, Veronica's parents moved to Florida when she was not quite a year old. By the time she was five, the family had returned to Brooklyn. When Connie was only twelve, tragedy struck when her father died in an explosion on an oil ship. One year later her mother married Anthony Keane and Connie took his last name as her own.

1919

Birth year usually given as 1919 but her autobiography and Lenburg's highly negative biography both indicate 1922. The 1920 United States Census shows that her father Harry Ockelman is unmarried and childless, while in 1930 Constance is listed as seven years old.