Veronica Lake

Veronica was asked by the US government to cut her trademark hair. This was due to the fact that female munitions workers, who had copied her style would often get their hair caught in machinery.

Veronica's hairstyle was a favorite of and often worn by late R & B singer Aaliyah.

Veronica annoyed her I Married A Witch (1942) co-star Frederic March so much, with repeated takes and practical jokes like concealing a 40-pound weight on herself for a scene where he carried her up the stairs, that he was often quoted as calling the film "I Married A Bitch."

Veronica got into acting because her mother believed it would treat her condition, that being she was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

Veronica used the proceeds from her autobiography to produce Flesh Feast (1970), her last film.

Veronica appeared in a magazine advertisement for Calox Tooth Powder in 1941.

Veronica was named Life Magazine's "Top Female Box Office Attraction" four years in a row, from 1942-1945.

Veronica published her autobiography "Veronica" in 1971.

Veronica's likeness was used in creating the Tamara La Boinque character on Duckman.

Veronica's ashes were supposedly scattered at sea off the Virgin Islands in 1976; however, in October 2004, a New York antique shop claimed to have her ashes there as well.

Veronica usually weighed around 90 pounds.

Veronica was of Danish and Irish heritage.

Veronica's likeness and hairstyle were used in creating Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988).

Veronica was the inspiration for the Veronica Lodge character in "Archie" comic books.

Veronica was famous for her "Peekaboo" hairstyle, which covered the right side of her forehead and sometimes partially over her right eye.

Veronica's measurements: 33C-21 1/2-33 1/2. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Veronica did a magazine advertisement for Lux Soap in 1943.

Veronica was the daughter-in-law of the infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Veronica has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, at 6918 Hollywood Boulevard.

Veronica was an accomplished pilot.

Veronica was 4 feet 11 1/2 inches tall.