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2008-07-29
Posted by:Fred

#12  Her last good film was The Blue Dahlia in 1946.

And a good film it was, too!
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-07-29 19:24  

#11  She was so tiny, Alan Ladd could look her in the eye :)
Posted by: mrp   2008-07-29 18:41  

#10  From imdb:

During World War Two, the rage for her peek-a-boo bangs became a hazard when women in the defense industry would get their bangs caught in machinery. Lake had to take a publicity picture in which she reacted painfully to her hair getting "caught" in a drill press in order to heighten public awareness about the hazard of her hairstyle.


Her last good film was The Blue Dahlia in 1946.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-07-29 18:36  

#9  Is that the Flag she's hugging?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-07-29 16:20  

#8  I read/heard somewhere that during WWII, she cut off her trademark bangs to be a role model for the Rosie The Riveters (concerns were long hair getting caught in moving parts in the war plants).

Without her look, her career nosedived and never recovered.

Can you imagine any of the A-List actresses today giving a rat's ass about the WOT?
Posted by: JDB   2008-07-29 15:52  

#7  Kim Basinger was her lookalike hooker in LA Confidential.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-07-29 14:02  

#6  The inspiration for Jessica Rabbit in that live action/cartoon movie of the 80s.
Posted by: gromky   2008-07-29 13:57  

#5  Beautiful face. Terrible actress.
Posted by: Scott R   2008-07-29 10:58  

#4  Wow - shame she died a penniless alcoholic.

(sorry to spoil the moment)
Posted by: Mad Eye   2008-07-29 08:51  

#3  her left eyebrow is in the "Vulcan" position

somehow its sexy
Posted by: mhw   2008-07-29 08:10  

#2  Where I grew up the girl next door was a Holstein.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-07-29 07:48  

#1  She looks like the girl next door,and smokin' hot, all at once.
Posted by: Mike   2008-07-29 06:12  

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