The Star Who Fooled Hollywood

The Star Who Fooled Hollywood


February 6, 2025 | Samantha Henman

The Star Who Fooled Hollywood


Dona Drake was a gifted and fiery triple threat of the 1940s and 50s. But behind her elegant stage alias lay more than just an ordinary name that studio heads wanted audiences to forget. After all, most Hollywood starlets of the time changed their names. Dona Drake was different, and it killed her.  

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