Even in her 50’s and the fact that she battled extreme alcoholism she was still amazingly beautiful. Those cheekbones and eyes were absolutely amazing! A lot of old Hollywood actresses struggled and died from addiction. I can’t imagine how stressful it was during the early days of Hollywood for young women.
This is a prime example what hollywierd can do to the talented individual actors who don't meet to their expectations. They get used up and cast to the wayside.
I really love her, even in this interview. The way she said she didn't regret the way her life turned out and wouldn't change it for anything...such a strong spirited woman. Grit, vulnerability, beauty, and guts. She deserved so much more than she got. When you think iconic, Veronica Lake is it. And I wish her life script had turned out better.
Veronica deserved a whole segment to herself. I wish Cavett had let her finish her thoughts and say which film (non commercial) was her favorite. She would've made a great Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate. I could care less if she drank. So did Errol Flynn, Judy Garland, and scores of other old school celebrities. For some reason female boozers are held in worse regard. I LOVE her voice and style and mannerisms.
I'm not aware of Davis having had many lovers. She had 4 husbands, 3 of which complained of sexual neglect saying in court that she was more focused on reading in bed than sleeping with them. And the only one she really loved, Gary Merrill complained that she spent too much time in the kitchen so she wasn't exactly known as having alot of lovers. She was honest about having had affairs with Howard Hughes and William Wyler and one serviceman during the War after her 2nd husband died. But she was known as someone not really sexually free as opposed to Crawford who thought of sex as cardio.
Again, I couldn't agree with you more on all counts. Why is everyone even mentioning her habits outside of her career. None of anyone's business. It's not relevant. And when men drink, they are masters of their domain. Hemmingway, and the list goes on. Spencer Tracy. Okay the list grows. It's irrelevant to her career and interesting stories.
@Hairway to Steven So she had bi-polar disorder and was institutionalized? So you knew her? Or are you just making crap up like biographers use to do when their subjects were deceased. And dude if you deny there is a double standard for things like sex and drinking you are a fool.
If you *could* care less, then it means you do indeed care. You either still care somewhat, or even a lot, and you are fully capable of caring a little bit less, or even a whole lot less than you currently do. If you *couldn’t* care less (which is the correct wording if you are trying to say you don’t care at all), then you definitely don’t care in any way shape or form. If you couldn’t care less, then you care so very, very little (or not at all), that it is absolutely impossible to care any less than you currently do. You couldn’t care less, because you care so little, that there’s no further down in caring to go. You have hit rock bottom in caring, and you **couldn’t** care any less, there’s no more caring to give. It’s all gone. The caring bottle is empty. So, if you are trying to say that you absolutely don’t care one tiny bit, then for the love of God, people, get it right and say that you *couldn’t* care less. People are better off not using words and phrases if they don’t understand them. It’s grating to everyone else’s ears, and they will judge people by their ability to speak and think....unless they have an obvious disability like being deaf or mute... Unless they write it out wrong, then they will be judged after all. I know a lot of people with poor grammar tend to claim that they could care less (when they really mean that they couldn’t care less), that people are judging their intelligence, but it might be affecting them behind their backs, (and maybe they really do care a little bit, deep down, in which case they could care less, because they do care a little bit, but they just don’t want to admit it to anyone or even to themselves, that when no one is watching, they really do care if people think they sound unintelligent), when they wonder why they don’t get that promotion and/or the respect that they want, or feel they deserve. It might be their attitude about the details that plays a role in holding them back (after all, a well-positioned person represents the company for whom they work...and how they appear, and behave, and speak, and think reflects on the company itself, and on the choices the management makes in choosing employees, and then on the skills that the employees have (or not), such as speaking properly and spelling properly. It reflects an attention to detail...or the lack thereof...and comprehension skills....or the lack thereof. I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to understand, or to remember. It’s quite simple, and it’s like a little mini IQ test. Please people, it’s really a simple one, and it’s not that hard to get it right. Astound your friends by using proper grammar… If they would even notice, (I’m sure some would), or find friends that will notice (they will elevate you). These people who get it backwards, seem to be the same people that make the word “anyway” plural, and it isn’t plural. Split the word out to demonstrate how it should be used..” Is there *any way* you can say that word right?” You don’t make “way” plural, and you don’t make it plural when you ask if you should go “this way”, or “that way”. It’s singular... “this way”, “that way”, and “anyway”. Singular. And it’s the same people who say “literally” when they really mean “figuratively”....or we would certainly hope so, for all the horrible ways the word “literally” gets misused They literally don’t know what the word “literally“ means, and they are usually quite ignorant of the meaning of the word “ignorant” as well. For those of you who “literally” laugh your head off, you are a medical miracle...if you can prove that you have ever literally laughed your head off. And if people are absolutely sure of something, then they are definitely sure. They are not defiantly (why be so defiant about being definite?) sure, nor are they defiantley sure, and they are not definatley sure, and they are not definately sure... Only one of those latter four is actually a real word, and it has nothing to do about being very sure, and more to do with being very disagreeable. There is also no “h” at the end of the word “height”, so usually the same people that mispronounce everything else also put an “h” at the end when they say it. They say “heighth”. They also usually leave out the “g” in strength. The “g” isn’t silent in strength. It is silent in height, but not in strength. And there’s no “a” in “independent”, nor in “cemetery”, either. They are also commonly misspelled words. And for you Brits, we love you, but there’s no “f” in the word “lieutenant”, not silent, and certainly not spoken. It doesn’t matter how many centuries you’ve been saying it wrong, it’s still wrong. And valet, filet, and ballet all have *silent* ”t”’s. And if you’re going to steal a title from the French… At least pronounce it properly, too....Marquis is pronounced mar-kee, not mar-kwiss. And just because somebody puts “ain’t“ in the dictionary, does not make it proper grammar. OK, just a few pointers for some commonly botched words and phrases that hurt people’s ears...and eyes.
I had heard Cavett talk about this interview before, so I was expecting a train wreck. Instead, she came of as a very interesting person who had a difficult time getting her host to listen to her. If there was anything train-wreckish about this interview, it was due to Cavett’s inept driving of the train.
I would almost speculate that she seem a bit tipsy in this interview. But after reading her autobiography, those last years she really was struggling with the alcohol. But she never made apologies for her decisions. She just forged ahead, good or bad, and lived her life. I can only respect that deeply.
Back then, alcoholism was not a considered a medical disease, but a 'choice', there was no rehab like we have today, and little compassion. I just had to upvote your kinds words. Loved her in I Married a Witch, and Sullivan's Travels.
wow.....just wow, what a treat. Veronica was such a tiny, lovely lady and a decent actress. I wish she could have received the help she so desperately needed.
Steve Velkos So do I. She says she's 48... she looks about that but sad underneath. Cavett didn't take advantage of her courage or candour. Little snip sometimes.
@@jaqatlantic Hollywood didn't give a rat's ass about their people. Once they stopped bringing in the dollars and the looks faded, people were tossed into what amounted to a scrap heap.
@@samkniffen6623 As you know it happens in so many facets of life; movies, TV, sports, the music business and so many work places that bites the hand that feeds them. You turn huge profits for the above and they still shit on you. I worked for my share of them and glad I'm away from it all now.
She has a great real laugh and wonderful sense of humour. I love the way she throws her head back and laughs with that hearty, carefree manner and rasping voice.....I like her
Ms Veronica Lake did herself proud. She revealed herself with candor and put a congenial halt to questions inappropriate. I got to know her and am filled with admiration.
Her loyalty to Hughes is touching. "If ever a man deserved to be eccentric he does. Do any of you remember how much he has given the world, aerodynamically?" And her use of Aerodynamic as an adverb shows she was not as tipsy as some of these commenters assume. She possessed a better command of language than the stuttering buffoon interviewing her. She had the manner of an alcoholic, which she was, but she was still an intelligent woman, God bless her .
Dick Cavett suffered from “NO! Let’s talk about Me and how cute and adorable I am.” The IDIOTS Precusor to Miss @Andy Cohen who can’t resist asking ANY Celeb to compliment her!!
You know, she looks and sounds great here. With the right project -- like Barbara Stanwyck with The Big Valley, or Anne Baxter with Hotel -- she could have easily had a second career as a Queen of Television. Sorry it didn't happen for her. She certainly had a striking presence and talent to spare. Thank you so much for posting this terrific interview.
experienced it all..hahaha yeah gangbang parties and prostitution for movie roles. what do you think that lies behind the alcoholism of these so called stars??
After all the stories about how she wound up, it's fascinating to actually see her toward the end. She had been through so much by this point and it didn't break her. Strong woman.
@@arundelmercure553 Most have yet to know, and/or fully comprehend the absolute fact about our Life Journey experience is defined in the "Universal Laws", particularly the "Universal Law of Attraction". This has been know since time of Antiquity, it actually is the foundation from which Yeshua aka Jesus taught. It is so Absolute that throughout the years, the individuals holding Power made edits to keep the fact of it from the mass Public. Quantum Physics Science discovered this, (though they weren't the first, it is also described in the "Hermetic Principals"), this "Law of Attraction" defines this as follows: Everything in our Universe is literally fundamentally "Energy, Vibration, and Frequency". and ... Everything we experience is actually a result of our own: "Thoughts + Feelings X Beliefs" Thoughts are Energy that Vibrate on a Frequency. It sounds so simple, so mundane, that most just religate it to a file of Science Facts, and after the Physics/Science Test, quickly forget about the subject. That is a Huge oversight. 8t is unquestionably obvious to those whom comprehend the subject and it's value, that (should those in Power, be that Government , Education, Religions, actually have the best interest of the Public, Humanity, the Collective, as their focus, this Universal Law would taught to us as Children and be a part 9f our Culture. It is a Wisdom value. ... when I observe stories of those whom could have had such benefit from the full comprehension of this Law, it's full and Absolute value, it saddens me. I would estimate that Today, some 50% or more have never heard of it and some 80% or more never have realized the value of it, for they have yet to comprehend the facts that define us as Humans and the Energy that is us as live and in motion. It is not a faulting, not Judgemental, this is Discernment, for if each knew, understood, and Comprehended, the difference in daily experiences, the Media's that flow information, all of our reality, would be so markedly different, so much more Positive, that few could imagine it as "Our ... Reality". But, it is the real and Future of Humanity, and it already is for a vast, growing number, as they have mafe the choice to adjust their habits of Thoughts and redefine and adjust their learned Beliefs ie: their "Thought Program", aka "Subconscious Thought Program", and apply clear facts based ideas, full of realized self worthiness, and free of the ("learned fear based Ideologies and Dogmas", which is what Yeshua/Jesus was Teaching, and this was known prior to the "Roman Religion that was based on but with edits for the Emperor to manage his vast Roman Empire with his "1 State Religion". Whether he actually understood it and changed it for his own Power or didn't have full comprehension and altered the practice to fit his vision, and make that Marketable to Rome and the other Pagans, for ease in attracting the millions into his System for Governing. Point is, the "Universal Law of Attraction" is the "Divine Design" and it 7s a worthy exercise to fully comprehend it, and adjust our Thoughts towards Creating far more desirable Life Journey Experiences. We create all of our own Reality anyway, serves to reason we would create a more Positive one. Regardless of one's Religion, Beliefs, it is 9bvioysly wise to: Get (1) "Conscious in Thought" + (2) "Apply Higher Mind" aka Mature Mind and (3) Reprogram the flawed "Thought Program". Beth Bartlett Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian .
Yes indeed - she would have been streets ahead of the lamentable Dick Cavett! He certainly lives up to his name - a total DICK. I am struck by this incredible woman's huge intellect, wit, dignity and candour. How sad it seems her life was not only short but unhappy. The world's special people, who pack so much into their lives and reach such dizzy heights, use it up and wear it out in a shorter time than the rest of us mere mortals. I honestly believe some people are not meant to experience old age. Veronica Lake was obviously one of them, God bless her.
I loved Veronica . I loved her I married a witch. I felt so sad for her loss of her baby son and her struggles. She was more amazing than she ever new. God Bless her soul.
this is what 48 used to look like. I regret that this world does not exist anymore. there was a time when I could come home from school and catch an interview like this. i knew about the stars of the 40s and 50s then as their movies would show on TV when I was a child.
This is great to see! Veronica Lake is charming, funny, and likable. She played opposite Fredric March in "I Married a Witch" - the film which she mentions here. (Years later it would become the long running television series "Bewitched.") I recall reading that in 1962 Veronica was found to be quietly working as a waitress in a New York City hotel under a different name. A local news article appeared about the "plight of the former film star" (which then was picked up by many other newspapers all around the US) and it was widely assumed that Miss Lake was "destitute" - so much so that people sent her money to "help her out." She was very touched by this kindness, but returned all the money saying she was "getting by just fine." She had her personal troubles with alcoholism, but was determined to remain independent and never felt herself to be above good and honest work of any sort. Thanks Alan for posting!
When Cavett asks Veronica Lake about Alan Ladd, she says that the pictures that she made with him were good commercial pictures, but not her favorites.The obvious question would be, "Well, what are your favorites?"... but Cavett doesn't ask it. He's interested in hairdos and Howard Hughes. I would have been interested to hear about her approach to acting - and what it was like on the set. A wasted opportunity.
I honestly do not understand this kind of comment. She drank herself into the grave at 51, she died lonely and miserable ( no one drinks theirself to death if they are happy, joyful and content) She was miserable and hopeless in her soul. Comments like " she did it her way" "She was a strong and independant woman" B.S. .... She died of a broken heart which I for one can commiserate with. She stated she rarely saw her children. Who knows how many "Harvey Weinstein's" sbe had to endure to gain her " fame". Quit the flowery B.S. and face the truth instead of platitudes. I feel sorry for this poor soul.
Free? She was in total bondage to alchol as it killed her at 51 years. Modern? What does that even mean? Can you quantify that? She was absolutely miserable. She was very drunk here and when she was done, she most likely drank herself into oblivion. Not happy, not free, not strong. God rest her soul...
And if Dick Cavett didn't have the foresight to buy back his shows for $500.00 a pop (A.B.C. was going to wipe off the videotape masters) you wouldn't have seen them on You Tube!
@@noel888 2020 & that style is fashionable. She looks chic here rather than vamp which is more age appropriate imo. Considering her alcohol problem she looks really good.
Usually Cavett is on point but he seems to be nervous, preoccupied and really NOT listening to her and he seems to be MORE concerned with HIS already pre formed opinions of her than her actual truth. He asks her TWICE how tall Alan Ladd was, he misunderstands her original point about Howard Hughes, he totally drops the ball about her favorite film and he never allows her to come back to her story of having just appeared on To Tell The Truth. He doesn't get her at all. And Saroyan is boorish...Correcting Veronica quoting him when she was in fact paying him a huge compliment.
Len Wilson - spot on. I feel very indignant on Veronica Lake's behalf that she was disrespected and in many ways dismissed by these two idiot, egotistical men, who would rather listen to their own voices than what she has to say. Very sad to see a great woman treated like this. She ultimately had the last laugh I guess, because the name Veronica Lake lives on, a unique and enduring part of Hollywood legend and history - while those two oafs are rarely even mentioned today. Bravo Veronica, respect to you!
I never liked Cavett. I never understood the fuss and when I was a kid there was a fuss. He never listened to guests. He tried to direct the conversation. Sure he was witty, so what, so is my Auntie Ruthelma. We want the story the guest wants to tell. We don't want to be impressed by how knowledgeable you are, Dick.
Why was the audience and interviewer so clearly uncomfortable with her demeanour? She seemed so cool and fascinating and still so sultry. That audience and interviewer were SO DULL!
Lake was very self-aware. Cavett tolerated tough women, but only if they were icons like a Katherine Hepburn or Mae West or Lucille Ball. He generally treated older women poorly who had been rejected by the business at some point (like Judy Garland or Veronica Lake or even Janis Joplin's interview is a bit cringe).
Poor thing, you can tell alcohol had it's hold just by the way she talked. Reminded me of this lady that used to come into my store, she was so nice and such a gentle soul but most of the time it didn't seem like blood ran through her veins it seemed more like Jack Daniels. Veronica was still gorgeous here too, damn shame.
In spite of her battle with alcoholism , she still retained her striking features. Imagine if she had stayed healthier, she would have been even more stunning.!!
Thank you Alan Eichler for uploading this interview. Its wonderful to hear Lake's distinctive voice and her speaking so candidly with Dick Cavett. Reportedly she was at times destitute, alcoholic and quite difficult but with Cavett she converses without any indication of bitterness or remorse. Thank you again.
Veronica Lake love her may she rest in peace one of my friends look like Veronica Lake when I was young name Judy she had long blond hair if you let it go over I'm a mother would call her Veronica
Ditto. Thank you Mr. Eichler. I 'd seen this show before but forgot that Saroyan was also a guest. AND, I deduce, was Leonard Maltin, who is on Miss Lake's left, but whose interview by Cavett, was not included.
Thanks for uploading this. The most striking thing is how I intelligent and articulate Veronica Lake sounds. A fascinating interview. And I love her laughter too.
I SO enjoyed seeing this Alan! I was always intrigued by Veronica Lake and knew her life ended sadly due to alcoholism, but had never seen her in a sit-down interview before. Thanks so much for sharing!
Loved Dick Cavett and his eclectic mix of guests over the years, from Janis Joplin to Bette Davis. Great to see Veronica in her later years. Such an interesting person! Sadly she passed only two years later. Kudos to Dick for having an appreciation for these old Hollywood stars.
If only sick wasn't a dick! And just asked open ended questions instead of trying so hard to appear as some kind of urbane, witty, suave man about town with enough élan for 3 people! If only dick could get out of his own way, and let the guests open up as they wanted to.
Linda Darnell was another actress who battled alcoholism. I read that she suffered from such stage fright that the only way she could deal with it was by drinking.
Yes and it is very sad because you can see in her face the alcoholic. Although she looks good imagine how great she would still look had she never been overtaken by that demon. I remember as a lad the adults speaking of her. My young uncle had seen her waitressing in Manhattan and everyone seemed sad and surprised. She drank and was broke apparently. Unfortunately hers was not a unique story among Hollywood actors. I knew many myself some years later. Hollywood is a brutal place.
In 1966, Miss Lake attended a Houston area high school musical. I was about 10 years old, as it was my older brother's school musical. Miss Lake did not look good. I remember her stomach being very bloated..obviously not well. Thank you for this rare interview.
Cirrhosis will usually give someone a very large abdomen, esp in the later stages! As the liver gets inflamed and dies off it enlarges several times over as it tries to function! Unfortunately, as your liver goes, so go you!
I've never seen this before. Thank you so much, Alan, for allowing me to watch it now. Veronica only had two years to live when this was recorded... sadly, her demon alcohol caught up with her at the age of only 50. But what a star she was and what a great interview with the ever-relaxed Dick. A real treat for fans of Hollywood's Golden Era, with all its tragedies.
A rare treat indeed to see the Veronica Lake interview. I've been a fan since 1976 and collector since 1981. So rare to see an interview with her, even when she was famous. She seems smart and quick with the right answers for someone dealing with so much.She was a difficult actress and I thought she'd be difficult with Dick and it was the opposite. I have more appreciation for her. I'd love to own this on DVD. I have all the Dick Cavett boxsets.
Do you have or seen Dick Cavett interviewed Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni? Dick was all goo-goo over Sophia, and rude and insulted the Italian men. Marcello Mastroianni is a soft spoken gentle gentleman.
Blimey ! Extremely interesting & informative & entertaining ! Thank you so much for uploading for us to enjoy ! I met William Saroyan in person twice (in the early 70s and the late 70s) and even though he had a reputation as a grouch, he was very kind to me & the friends I was with.
I want to read that book! It is her auto biography! She is so nice and funny in this interview and the interviewer acting as if she was a crazy person, which she is obviously not.
Veronica had been on the sauce for years by this point. Her story was a tangle of inventions, like Raymond Burr's. Her real name was Constance Ockelman and she initially claimed she had been an A student in Canada, destined to become a surgeon. Just as she was becoming famous she had to apologize to the president of McGill University for saying she had taken one a year of pre-med there. She was only 5' 2" but moviegoers thought she was a towering siren b/c she was often opposite Alan Ladd, the bantamweight of the Golden Era. She said: 'You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision'. But Veronica had to have had more than a hairdo and a husky voice to have held her own in four very different parts and films- 'Sullivan's Travels', 'This Gun for Hire', 'I Married a Witch' and 'The Blue Dahlia'- before she was 28.
@@jademoon5103 he did not take care of himself. Drank a lot (like her)and eventually all of his organs shut down and he died. She said that he was her greatest love and greatest sorrow.
I'm so surprised she was that close to Howard Hughes.He was such a recluse..What an intreguing, beautiful,smart..🌹 lady Veronica was.Such a sad 😔 ending.🙏🕊️
Love Saroyan's work. I remember seeing, "The Time of Your Life," for the first time. Surprised it's not produced more often. If only talk shows today were like this. RIP Ms. Lake and Mr. Saroyan.
The book is back in print, I've just finished reading it, she went through some real tough times but managed to keep on going until the end - her 100th birthday is just two days from now
Had no idea she was ever on Dick Cavett ...it's a bit sobering though....she looks much older than 48..she passed away two years later...she was one of the great beauties of Hollywood's golden years.
I would say she looks about that age , just natural aging unlike today`s stars her age and older who does whatever it takes to try to look like 25 years old .
This is really precious. Nearly fifty years since first seeing the interview. I remember my fifteen year-old self trying to reconcile this being the lady from I Married a Witch (1942). I can clearly see it now but as a youngster the lady's appearance threw me.
I stumbled on this video, and while I have obviously heard of the legendary Veronica Lake, I'm ashamed to say I've never seen one of her movies. I will look up Sullivan's Travels on your recommendation - thank you! X
She a beauty, what a intelligent women, it's tragic she left us in 1973 or acute liver failure and hepatitis, from years of drinking. She left Hollywood at her peak, smart lady. Love her voice very sexy and husky, and intellectual. What a icon and legend. RIP Miss Veronica Lake 1922-1973
She seemed like a funny, intelligent, and nice person from what I saw. I’m glad she had no regrets about her career. One thing I will say....Some of us Scorpio females have a lot of inner demons. I’m sure she had her share as well. I usually enjoy Cavett’s interviews......but he REALLY dropped the ball with Ms. Lake.
Veronica Lake's interview is wonderful, she is so interesting and describes knowing Howard Hughes. She, herself, became a pilot. Sadly, she died of Cirrhoses from drinking one year later in 1972 at age 50. Her interview goes for the first 13 minutes.
There are like 25-30 Hollywood actresses singers socialites who claim to have been engaged to or had a long time affair with Howard Hughes. Not that I think Veronica is untruthful. But some of them must be.
I wish there were some audience reaction. Laughter would have made this so much more comfortable. She was very beautiful. She seems like she was probably a little loaded here. So many tragic people in the golden era of Hollywood. So much suffering behind the scenes.
One thing I appreciate about the classic actors and actresses was no matter what they were suffering from in their personal lives. They didn’t broadcast it to the world like stars now. They would be charming, warm, funny in front of people or while doing an interview. They didn’t tell no sad stories or go on about their problems like today’s stars. They gave the people what they wanted a “star.”
If she was drunk. At least she was a charming, funny drunk. She wasn’t a belligerent drunk or falling over or down. It was funny how she wanted to shake every guest hand. The other guests didn’t get a chance.
I was pleased to see both Veronica Lake and William Saroyan in this interview. I have always enjoyed Veronica Lake's films, and I have read her autobiography. She was an interesting person for sure, and it is sad she is not remembered by many today. But that is the way of so many pop culture stars. I taught high school English for 27 years, and I can not tell you how often most of my students never heard of many, many Hollywood icons. As for William Saroyan, I taught several times his masterpiece THE HUMAN COMEDY. I loved that novel, and the movie version with Mickey Rooney is terrific {the recent remake called ITHACA was an inferior version but it had some nice aspects to it as well; see both!} This was a great treat for me to see. Thank you for uploading it!
I worked for some years while a college student in the Fresno County library where Saroyan would visit often--he was proud that the main library housed the impressive Saroyan collection; sometimes he would bring in a visitor and show him/her those locked shelves that held copies of his published works. Ironically, I lived two streets over from his two side-by-side small houses on Griffith Way (one he used to house his books, etc., and one he lived in). Often I would see him bicycling in the neighborhood as he actually read a book! And because he was deaf in one ear, he would speak loudly as if he was addressing a crowd of people.
Ms. Lake's long hair was so gorgeous and so unique. Nowdays women chop off their hair like it was cut with a saw and think that's hip. Look at the hair of Lauren Bacall and Veronica Lake. So beautiful. Bacall said she did her own hair.
What a bright and intelligent show Cavett had. And I loved how he kept the guests on to coverse with each other. Veronica Lake talking with William Saroyn. Check out the Cavett show where Janis Joplin and Gloria Swanson interchange! Janis was an F.Scott Fitzgerald fan and literally freaked out when Swanson said that she knew him!
Lampshade51 I know; people forget what a brilliant raconteur and Reader Janis Joplin was, always had a book 📖 or two 📚 and it’s SO SAD she’s not around today to school the folks today. Janis and Gloria Swanson were brilliant!!!!
Two years later, in 1973, Veronica died in Burlington Vermont of Renal failure and cirrhosis of the liver. She had been estranged from her children, her son Michael claimed her body. Very sad that she had so much fame and died without the fanfare of most of her contemporary actors.
Thanx Erik, and for that i'll give you another one !... Did you know the cartoon character Jessica Rabbit was created by the vision of 1940's pin up girls... Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, and Ann Sheridan !!
I'm so glad to see people in the comments are asking for more insightful interviews. I was thinking the same thing. it just shows how far ahead we are as a societyyyyyyyyyyyy. lol
