Veronica Lake--Rare 1971 TV Interview, William Saroyan
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- Veronica Lake makes a rare 1971 interview appearance, joined by writers William Saroyan, Anthony Gray and Leonard Maltin. Lake passed away just two years later at the age of 50.
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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.
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.
She was so beautiful. Her voice is mesmerizing. Her outfit was so simple, chic and modern. I’d wear it today. Hard to believe she was gone at 50.
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.
Veronica Lake is not only a classic beauty she is a very articulate and intelligent woman.
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
She is very intelligent, funny and quick. She was suffering from alcoholism which is slowing her down but I see a very intelligent woman.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
She seemed to be a friend the type of person that would be loyal to her friends.
Somehow I feel like your friends aren’t
I think she still looks lovely in this interview. My favorite movie of her's is "I Married A Witch". Wonderful fantasy comedy.
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.
She says she did it in reverse. She actually experienced it all and that is a full life. May this legendary beauty shine forever!🌟✨
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??
Woaw ❤ rare indeed , she truly is of another era , so glamorous ❤
what a fascinating, attractive, marvellous woman. I could watch and listen to her all day.
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.
Now that you mention it, she WOULD have made a good fit for a weekly series.
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.
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.
Still very beautiful and articulate and a personality, which still shows many of today's so called actors its true meaning.
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.
@girlsrule Are you still married to the witch?..
You can still see the glimmer of her former beauty.
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.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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I couldn’t disagree more vehemently.
She is close to unrecognizable as Veronica Lake at 48!
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.
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.
She is so modern sounding and so free. She is an enigma.
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
she was beautiful, love her voice.
Isn't it lovely. So husky and sexy.
Smart lady. And what a voice.
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.
Veronica Lake was once of the most popular MOVIE STARS of all time in the 40's.
Thank You!!!!!!
Yes she sure was and she is barely appreciated Today.It's disgraceful!
She's beautiful
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.
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
She seemed like a very likable open person. Somewhat like Garland.
Both women Cavett sort of trashed a guests later.
Still pretty after all those years! She seems like a real nice lady!
She got a great sense of humor 🥰 and personality.
Veronica Lake is interesting and elegant. I love her!
Me too!🤗💕
I just love Veronica's candour and wit! She is so refreshing to watch and humble, showing respect to her co-guests. A star through and through!
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.
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 .
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.
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!
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RivaRidge'72 A lovely & astute comment.
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.!!
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.
She looks about 75. I'm 55, and I look about 20 years younger than her here.
LOVE her voice.
This is amazing, Veronica Lake was so real and intelligent, I always thought she was so beautiful and beyond sexy...sad how it ended for her😔
I say shes very intriguing and actually quite beautifull still here in this interview.
I remember seeing this interview at the time it originally aired in 1971 and it was a pleasure watching it again. Thanks for posting!
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.
She would have made an excellent Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." Looks, voice, everything in this clip points to that.
@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
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.
Beauty is very short lived when we age on Earth. Time also has us fooled when we are young.
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.
This interview is a gem. I only wish it were longer!
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 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.
What a lovely woman 💙💙💙
Just got to see ,,,"I Married a Witch" - for the 5th time and i just love her .
She has a great sense of humour..x
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!
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).
"Your a twit"😂🤣😂
She looks so down to earth and fun
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.
Beautiful Veronica
Always loved Veronica Lake. Thanks for the upload.
Btw, Burbank Airport (AKA Bob Hope Airport) is not obsolete; it's still fully functional.
After all she had been through she had a great sense of humour. Beautiful to the end.
She had aged but her laugh was fun. Today, she have been doing voice work with that voice. She liked to tell stories.
Absolutely LOVE Veronica Lake.
I so surprised to find out Veronica had a pilot license. That's Amazing she was smart and Beautiful
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.🙏🕊️
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.
Beautiful voice, well-spoken, very intelligent. She was dead from alcoholism 2 years later. Just gut wrenching.
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.
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.
She looks beautiful here to me. I loved her book
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!
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!
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.
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.
she was one of the biggest stars of her day - and SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNINGLY FANTASTIC !
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.
I can't believe my own eyes, this was just posted today THANK YOU ALAN, I looked on yt YEARS ago and had given up on ever seeing this interview !!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Cristabelle!!! Yes but the lady in the cartoon with the blonde hair over one eye PEEKABOO was totally Veronica Lake! Bless you Love Erik
Remember blonde! Not Hayworth or Bacall? Smile
She is very natural looking and very attractive ,i tryed too copy her hairstyle in my teens like so many
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.
When movie stars were real movie stars.
what a missed opportunity! this interview could have gone to the stars!
Sadly 2 yrs after this interview Veronica died at age 50. Coolest actresses of the 1940's.
One of the most beautiful women who ever lived
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.
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
I have to get a copy
@@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736 Definitely worth it, as is Lulu in Hollywood by Louise Brooks
I still love her! ❤️
She is just a natural, love her laugh! I love her at 50 too
She was dead at 50, genius.
@@TempeSoldier123 no kidding
I like both her names
Love her!
She was stunning
Wow- what a lady !
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.
a proud woman, a good actress Hollywood should have treated her better!
I got to meet her one time when she was married to the ship captain and they came into port in Texas. Nice lady.
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.
Terrific Veronica!
She was still a beauty, inside and out.
Back when cerebral wasn’t a dirty word.
Good variety of guests.
Veronica Lake is a very knowledgeable, articulate and well read individual. Sadly her demon was alcohol.
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.
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Just stunning
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.
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.
Thank you so much for posting this, love Veronica
Love You Dude
This was terrific. She was funny and interesting.
Great interview with Veronica Lake. I wish her segment was longer
Yes. Cavett is so deferential to Saroyan, who comes across as a pompous old windbag.
Sadly affected by alcohol , voice is so smoky and beautiful,
So happy to see this!
Al D m
wow!! what a wonderful gift! thank you for posting this interview!!!
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.
She still looked great and I love her laugh !
She should have had the entire hour …what idiot screwed that up !
A superb woman, indomitable and crazily lovely, and never better than in Sullivan’s Travels.
I think her life story deserves a full length biopic movie.
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.....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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 .
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 wonder if Ms Lake was thinking of Sullivan's Travels when referring to her favorite film...it certainly is my favorite!
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.