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translation: she was a woman who wanted to be treated with basic respect… 
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There’s also an episode of the wonderful podcast You Must Remember This all about Lake .
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Well shit, that’s pretty sad. I loved her in Sullivan’s Travels. I knew her life was pretty messed up even when she was in Hollywood, but I had no idea her career was cut so short, nor that she died so young. A pretty common story, I imagine, even with “stars.”
Or she just said “no” to a particular man in Hollywood. (Just thinking of the careers of various women who successfully avoided the clutches of Harvey Weinstein, and how all it took was him labeling them “difficult”.)
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Yipes! That happened to someone at the airplane factory where my grandfather worked. (Her hair was caught in a different part, though - no cover over the belt on the drill press)
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Great to see such a little known star still getting talked about. I’ve loved her and her strange movies and career since i first stumbled over some images of her on some random newgroups back in the day. I used to run a fan website back in the early 2000’s and recently rebooted it from the old code
(veronicalake .co.uk) and am working on something much more visual for relaunch later this year.
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I’ve totally missed this one.
I’m a bad Sparks fan. BAD BAD
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I only became aware of them like 6 months ago and I find that they just continue to amuse and delight every time I come across them. It’s pop but just off kilter enough to stand out from the crowd.
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