There was no fame in the 1940s quite like Hollywood fame, and Veronica Lake had it. Her career in film rose during that decade, starting in 1941 with William Holden in “I Wanted Wings” and Joel McCrea ...

NEW YORK (AP) — With her peek-a-boo blond hairdo and sultry looks, Veronica Lake was the "it-girl" of the 1940s silver screen. When she died penniless three decades later, her ashes sat anonymously in ...

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NEW YORK -- With her peek-a-boo blond hairdo and sultry looks, Veronica Lake was the ``it-girl'' of the 1940s silver screen. When she died penniless three decades later, her ashes sat anonymously in a ...

Two years before her death, Veronica Lake talked about writing a cookbook. “It will not specialize in 1,000 chocolate chip recipes or what to do with leftover potato chips,” said the former movie star ...

Veronica Lake was one of the hottest stars of the 1940s, known for her femme fatale roles in classic noirs films such as This Gun for Hire and The Blue Dahlia and her signature peek-a-boo hairstyle ...