Actually, she became more attractive as she matured. It amazes me, but that's the case for some, "Sinatra comes to mind."

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.

Here she was late 40s

Hear Hear

Well said. Sadly, Hollywood's film industry bosses misused their power and status for exploitation.

She was 48 here and passed away two years later. IMO she looks far older and worn for being only 48.

She was 48 here. She died at 50.

Ginny Lorenz I love I Married a Witch.....my husband bought it for me.... wasn't she just so lovely??

@@Linda98671 Enchanting. I own the DVD, too. I also found Robert Benchley so funny. I think it's time to watch it again!!

@@ginnylorenz5265 Same!

I do need to watch that one. Just watched “I wanted Wings” and it was great, very well done early WWII history.

She does still look good, just older than what she really was.

Thoughtfully put!

... and actually, she became more attractive as she matured. It amazes me, but that's the case for some, "Sinatra comes to mind."

She’s a hard core member of the hardboiled noir family!

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.

Sorry, but compared with the fantastic Anne Bancroft, she wouldn't have stood a chance... nobody would have.

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.

SHE DID HAVE SUCH BEAUTYFUL ...HAIR...LOVELY..LOVELY

Yeah. That voice. The hair flip grabs your attention, and the voice keeps it.

Quite smart lady, well said. Probably nobody saw that in the forties except any producer

Was she an antisystem actress that was sent to a mental institution or was it another actress?.

@@anibalcesarnishizk2205 Could you be thinking of Frances Farmer??? I'm not sure......but her name comes to mind.

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.

Exactly! She was just taken advantage of by the men in her life. She met and trusted some total dirt-bags.

@@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.

@@muffs55mercury61 I don't understand how humans can be so cruel and greedy.

@@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.

Somehow I feel like your friends aren’t

Isn't it lovely. So husky and sexy.

Now that you mention it, she WOULD have made a good fit for a weekly series.

Yes, that was the line in the interview that struck me too. She was real and lovable and sharing. RIP Veronica Lake.

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??

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.

@@tigmite1 Alcoholism was officially listed as a "disease" by the AMA in 1956. This interview was from March 12, 1971.

Alcohol Use Disorder is not a decision. It is a brain disorder. Please research before making comments like that.

I totally agree, she was a smart cookie !

Steve Hinnenkamp You nailed it!

Steve Hinnenkamp You nailed it!

Precisly. She nailed Dick to the wall, and all he could do was squirm....

I agree this interview was a waste. Lake was fabulous. Gone to soon.

You right life did not break her. Life just kicked her ass around the block a few times and killed her at the tender age of 51.

She drank herself to death by age 50. She was a terribly unhappy person. I don't know if you can say "it didn't break her".

...and actually, she became more attractive as she matured. It amazes me, but that's the case for some, "Sinatra comes to mind."

​​@@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 .

@@bethbartlett5692 I couldn’t disagree more vehemently. She is close to unrecognizable as Veronica Lake at 48!

liquor...

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...

Except she wasn't free. Her mother, alcohol...

@@tmorton922keep your judgmental negative energy to yourself please

Yes. Even her final flash of wit about an "Encyclopedia Veronica", he ignores and cuts to a commercial. "What a twit!, as the lady says.

yeah, the weird way he reacted to her & the crew's funny weight in her dress trick - and then to ask if she was 'bitter' - what the hell?

Cavett is an idiot. I never liked his style. He doesn't listen. He rambles.

Cavett has always been a clod, only interested on promoting himself.

Cavett's interview was without insight or empathy

@girlsrule Are you still married to the witch?..

Thank You!!!!!!

Yes she sure was and she is barely appreciated Today.It's disgraceful!

Me too!🤗💕

YES

Euro-African A most observant & touching comment.

Mckavitt13 Why thank you kindly :)

she herself would have made a great talk show host.

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.

Both women Cavett sort of trashed a guests later.

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RivaRidge'72 A lovely & astute comment.

I agree, well stated

She was a fully trained pilot.

"Stuttering Buffoon" HIGHLY APT description

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!!

Dick Cavett was probably nervous, she was a big deal back in the day.

She looks about 75. I'm 55, and I look about 20 years younger than her here.

Moomoo dancer Beauty is on the inside.

Moomoo dancer She is still beautiful just older! Think of her with long blonde hair! You?

Like "Samson"...when he had his hair cut by Delilah, he lost his strength, Lake lost her 'beauty, when she had to cut her hair.

@@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.

Moomoo dancer, it does indeed, but smoking doubles and trebles that process.

@D Smith totally agree, she would probably be as good as Elizabeth Taylor, who won the Oscar for that role.

I think she would have been better than Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity.

@@juansierra5704 Probably a bit too young for the role

Louis these are my favorite kind of comments!

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!

​@@vividwatch47The BBC did that back in the day.Wiped a priceless treasure trove of shows.

ABC did that in Australia to our beloved Countdown music show.

Yes. They were oblivious to the diamond in their presence.

They were used to giggly types I think. Love her whiskey voice.

I thought the same thing, I thought she was so interesting snd witty and they seemed put off

She’s a lot of fun to me. I loathe a dull personality

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).

I thought she said he is a "twist" (twice) which was a slang term for homosexual. The second time I think she just meant it as an insult.

I agree. Cavett could be a tad superficial. Howard Stern would have asked her as Howard never let's you get away with unanswered questions.

Right. Hope she'd have said, "I Married a Witch"

Alain James I agree w you too. Sometimes Cavett could be an ass.

I agree Cavett is far from an astute interviewer. I have always found him.a lightweight and an utter bore.

Having read around, the film she seems most proud of is Sullivans Travels.

A natural beauty and a cerve

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.🙏🕊️

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.

Btw, Burbank Airport (AKA Bob Hope Airport) is not obsolete; it's still fully functional.

She was dead at 50, genius.

@@TempeSoldier123 no kidding

I like both her names

On. Point.

I agree. Cavett loved himself, above all.

Correct on all points. He was not listening. And Saroyan is rude and a sexist egomaniac.

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.

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!

Yes Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!

Veronica lake

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.

You are so lucky!

would've love to meet her myself

I just finished reading her autobiography... they were never married but she said that he was the great love of her life.

What happened to the ship captain

@@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 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

In other interviews she does state that film as one of her favorites.

I read that Joel Macrae refused to ever work with her again.

@@albertmiller9943 must not be true because they did make another movie together. A western called "Ramrod".

No, she was not.

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 .

Excessive alcohol drinking & smoking ages the human body 10 fold.

@@christhomas5761 I wouldn't call it natural aging. Cigarettes and alcohol wreak havoc on one's appearance.

I have to get a copy

@@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736 Definitely worth it, as is Lulu in Hollywood by Louise Brooks

For Sure!!! XX

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!!

Her Demon's were the 'ILLUMNATI" -aka "New World Order".....!

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.

Older women should have and flaunt long hair, if they want. Leave butch nonsense to the men.

If her hair would have been styled curled here her face is still very naturally attractive. She's got the heavy smokers voice.

She was still young and many people didn't remember her

Don't

She actually died two years after this interview - 1973, aged 50

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.

Forrest Cain....oh, no, let us NOT speak of another Hollywood biopic on one of its own..... Hollywood never does justice on those. One is always yearning for the actual star to come back and portray him/her self.....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂