- Veronica Lake - Well, at least the Gidget fans and Sister Bertrile acolytes haven't drawn their knives - 'they hate me, they really hate me.' Hedy - Shannon? Shakira - Hillary, Stephen Hawking - Bush. Nora Desmond said that the pictures got small. I suspect in this case both the actresses and the movies have gone downhill a bit. The whole concept of glamour just ain't what it used to be. Putting on a Versace doesn't provide an injection of class unfortunately. Bacall and Loren are about the last of an era along with perhaps Lena Horne who was know more for her singing than her acting.

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